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a couple new extremely basic FAQs
These are also very common questions from new users.
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@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ If you've never reported a bug before, Mozilla has some well-written
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`general guidelines for good bug
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reports <http://www.mozilla.org/bugs/>`__.
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.. _find-config:
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…find the configuration file (config.yaml)?
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@ -199,6 +200,15 @@ You create this file yourself; beets just reads it. See
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:doc:`/reference/config`.
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.. _special-chars:
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…avoid using special characters in my filenames?
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Use the ``%asciify{}`` function in your path formats. See
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:ref:`template-functions`.
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Why does beets…
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Most notably, Windows forbids trailing dots, so a folder called "M.I.A."
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will be rewritten to "M.I.A\_" by default. Change the ``replace`` config
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if you don't want this behavior and don't need Windows-safe names.
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.. _pathq:
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…say "command not found"?
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You need to put the ``beet`` program on your system's search path. If you
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installed using pip, the command ``pip show -f beets`` can show you where
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``beet`` was placed on your system. If you need help extending your ``$PATH``,
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try `this Super User answer`_.
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.. _this Super User answer: http://superuser.com/a/284361/4569
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.. _template-functions:
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Functions
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Template Functions
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Beets path formats also support *function calls*, which can be used to transform
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text and perform logical manipulations. The syntax for function calls is like
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