diff --git a/docs/plugins/yamleditor.rst b/docs/plugins/yamleditor.rst index 863a34bfb..d5f3641ba 100644 --- a/docs/plugins/yamleditor.rst +++ b/docs/plugins/yamleditor.rst @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ Yamleditor Plugin ================= -The ``yamleditor`` plugin lets you open the tags, fields from a group of items -, edit them in a text-editor and save them back. +The ``yamleditor`` plugin lets you open the tags, fields from a group of items, edit them in a text-editor and save them back. You simply put in a query like you normally do in beets. @@ -13,20 +12,19 @@ You simply put in a query like you normally do in beets. -You get a list of hits and then you can edit them. -The ``yamleditor`` opens your standard text-editor with a list of your hits -and for each hit a bunch of fields. +You get a list of hits and then you can edit them. The ``yamleditor`` opens your standard text-editor with a list of your hits and for each hit a bunch of fields. -Without anything specified in your ``config.yaml`` for ``yamleditor:`` -you will get +Without anything specified in your ``config.yaml`` for ``yamleditor:`` you will get - `track-$title-$artist-$album` for items +for items + + `track-$title-$artist-$album` -and +and for albums - `$album-$albumartist` for albums + `$album-$albumartist` -you can get more fields from the cmdline by adding +you can get fields from the cmdline by adding `-f '$genre $added'` @@ -34,16 +32,13 @@ or `-e '$year $comments'` -If you use ``-f '$field $field'`` you get *only* what you specified. +If you use ``-f '$field ...'`` you get *only* what you specified. -If you use ``-e '$field $field'`` you get what you specified *extra*. +If you use ``-e '$field ...'`` you get what you specified *extra*. - ``-f or -e '$_all'`` gets you all the fields +If you use ``-f or -e '$_all'`` you get all the fields. -After you edit the values in your text-editor - *and you may only edit the values, -no deleting fields or adding fields!* - you save the file, answer with y on ``Done`` and -you get a summary of your changes. -Check em, answer y or n and the changes are written to your library. +After you edit the values in your text-editor - *and you may only edit the values, no deleting fields or adding fields!* - you save the file, answer with y on ``Done`` and you get a summary of your changes. Check em, answer y or n and the changes are written to your library. Configuration -------------