Edit Plugin¶
The edit
plugin lets you modify music metadata using your favorite text
editor.
Enable the edit
plugin in your configuration (see Using Plugins) and
then type:
beet edit QUERY
Your text editor (i.e., the command in your $EDITOR
environment variable)
will open with a list of tracks to edit. Make your changes and exit your text
editor to apply them to your music.
Command-Line Options¶
The edit
command has these command-line options:
-a
or--album
: Edit albums instead of individual items.-f FIELD
or--field FIELD
: Specify an additional field to edit (in addition to the defaults set in the configuration).--all
: Edit all available fields.
Configuration¶
To configure the plugin, make an edit:
section in your configuration
file. The available options are:
- itemfields: A space-separated list of item fields to include in the
editor by default.
Default:
track title artist album
- albumfields: The same when editing albums (with the
-a
option). Default:album albumartist