diff --git a/docs/reference/config.rst b/docs/reference/config.rst index 58411644a..fc0d314d8 100644 --- a/docs/reference/config.rst +++ b/docs/reference/config.rst @@ -103,14 +103,17 @@ section header: exception when the database lock is contended. This should almost never need to be changed except on very slow systems. Defaults to 5.0 (5 seconds). -You can also configure the directory hierarchy beets uses to store music. That -uses the ``[paths]`` section instead of the ``[beets]`` section. Each string is -a `Python template string`_ that can refer to metadata fields (see below for -examples). The extension is added automatically to the end. At the moment, you -can specify two special paths: ``default`` (for most releases) and ``comp`` (for -"various artist" releases with no dominant artist). You can also specify a -different path format for each `MusicBrainz release type`_. The defaults look -like this:: +Path Formats +------------ + +You can also configure the directory hierarchy beets uses to store music. These +settings appear under the ``[paths]`` section (rather than the main ``[beets]`` +section we used above). Each string is a `template string`_ that can refer to +metadata fields like ``$artist`` or ``$title``. The filename extension is added +automatically. At the moment, you can specify three special paths: ``default`` +for most releases, ``comp`` for "various artist" releases with no dominant +artist, and ``singleton`` for non-album tracks. You can also specify a different +path format for each `MusicBrainz release type`_. The defaults look like this:: [paths] default: $albumartist/$album/$track $title @@ -118,10 +121,10 @@ like this:: singleton: Non-Album/$artist/$title Note the use of ``$albumartist`` instead of ``$artist``; this ensure that albums -will be well-organized. (For more about these format strings, see -:doc:`pathformat`.) +will be well-organized. For more about these format strings, see +:doc:`pathformat`. -.. _Python template string: +.. _template string: http://docs.python.org/library/string.html#template-strings .. _MusicBrainz release type: http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/ReleaseType diff --git a/docs/reference/pathformat.rst b/docs/reference/pathformat.rst index 7e2e344a0..7c077c182 100644 --- a/docs/reference/pathformat.rst +++ b/docs/reference/pathformat.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Path Formats ============ -The ``[paths]`` section of the config file (read more on the [Usage] page) lets +The ``[paths]`` section of the config file (see :doc:`config`) lets you specify the directory and file naming scheme for your music library. You specify templates using Python template string notation---that is, prefixing names with ``$`` characters---and beets fills in the appropriate values.