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Brevity/clarity improvements for #2464

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@ -247,27 +247,23 @@ put the field before the term, separated by a : character. So ``album:bird``
only looks for ``bird`` in the "album" field of your songs. (Need to know more?
:doc:`/reference/query/` will answer all your questions.)
The ``beet list`` command has couple of other useful options worth mentioning.
``-a``, which searches for albums instead of songs::
The ``beet list`` command also has an ``-a`` option, which searches for albums instead of songs::
$ beet ls -a forever
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
Freezepop - Freezepop Forever
``-f``, which lets you specify what gets displayed in the results of a search::
There's also an ``-f`` option (for *format*) that lets you specify what gets displayed in the results of a search::
$ beet ls -a forever -f "[$format] $album ($year) - $artist - $title"
[MP3] For Emma, Forever Ago (2009) - Bon Iver - Flume
[AAC] Freezepop Forever (2011) - Freezepop - Harebrained Scheme
As you can see, Beets has replaced the fields specified by the ``$`` prefix (e.g.
$format, $year) with values for each item in the results. A full list of fields
available for use can be found by running ``beet fields``.
So handy!
And finally, Beets also has a ``stats`` command, just in case you want to see how much music
In the format option, field references like `$format` and `$year` are filled
in with data from each result. You can see a full list of available fields by
running ``beet fields``.
Beets also has a ``stats`` command, just in case you want to see how much music
you have::
$ beet stats