Convert plugin skips previously-converted files

Clarifies documentation so it's clear that one can run `beet convert` without fearing that previously-converted files will be needlessly re-converted.
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@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ To convert a part of your collection, run ``beet convert QUERY``. The
command will transcode all the files matching the query to the
destination directory given by the ``-d`` (``--dest``) option or the
``dest`` configuration. The path layout mirrors that of your library,
but it may be customized through the ``paths`` configuration.
but it may be customized through the ``paths`` configuration. Files
that have been previously converted — and thus already exist in the
destination directory — will be skipped.
The plugin uses a command-line program to transcode the audio. With the
``-f`` (``--format``) option you can choose the transcoding command