diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 5a22e4ed8..f832cc465 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -539,28 +539,17 @@ class Library(object):
     
     #### main interface ####
     
-    def add(self, path, clobber=False):
+    def add(self, path):
         """Add a file to the library or recursively search a directory and add
         all its contents."""
         
-        if os.path.isdir(path): # directory
-            # recurse into contents
-            for ent in os.listdir(path):
-                self.add(path + os.sep + ent, clobber)
-        
-        elif os.path.isfile(path): # normal file
-            #fixme avoid clobbering/duplicates!
-            # add _if_ it's legible (otherwise ignore but say so)
-            try:
-                Item.from_path(_normpath(path), self)
-            except FileTypeError:
-                _log(path + ' of unknown type, skipping')
-        
-        elif not os.path.exists(path): # no file
-            raise IOError('file not found: ' + path)
-        
-        else: # something else: special file?
-            _log(path + ' special file, skipping')
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+            for filebase in files:
+                filepath = os.join(root, filebase)
+                try:
+                    Item.from_path(_normpath(filepath), self)
+                except FileTypeError:
+                    _log(filepath + ' of unknown type, skipping')
     
     def get(self, query=None):
         """Returns a ResultIterator to the items matching query, which may be
diff --git a/bts.py b/bts.py
index 9b5345e30..545d6223a 100755
--- a/bts.py
+++ b/bts.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ def ls(lib, criteria):
     for item in lib.get(q):
         print item.artist + ' - ' + item.album + ' - ' + item.title
 
+def imp(lib, paths):
+    for path in paths:
+        pass
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # parse options
     usage = """usage: %prog [options] command
@@ -38,11 +42,12 @@ command is one of: add, remove, update, write, list, help"""
     # choose which command to invoke
     avail_commands = [
         (add,        ['add']),
+        (imp,        ['import', 'im', 'imp']),
         #(remove,     ['remove', 'rm']),
         #(update,     ['update', 'up']),
         #(write,      ['write', 'wr', 'w']),
         (ls,         ['list', 'ls']),
-        (help,       ['help', 'h'])
+        (help,       ['help', 'h']),
     ]
     for test_command in avail_commands:
         if cmd in test_command[1]: