Edit Plugin

The edit plugin lets you modify music metadata using your favorite text editor.

Enable the edit plugin in your configuration (see Using Plugins) and then type:

beet edit QUERY

Your text editor (i.e., the command in your $EDITOR environment variable) will open with a list of tracks to edit. Make your changes and exit your text editor to apply them to your music.

Command-Line Options

The edit command has these command-line options:

  • -a or --album: Edit albums instead of individual items.
  • -f FIELD or --field FIELD: Specify an additional field to edit (in addition to the defaults set in the configuration).
  • --all: Edit all available fields.

Configuration

To configure the plugin, make an edit: section in your configuration file. The available options are:

  • itemfields: A space-separated list of item fields to include in the editor by default. Default: track title artist album
  • albumfields: The same when editing albums (with the -a option). Default: album albumartist