beetsconfig(5) on Linux
The text 03c652afdd77, as Debian 12 (Bookworm) shipped it.
beets configuration file Beets has an extensive configuration system that lets you customize nearly every aspect of its operation. To configure beets, you create a file called config.yaml. The location of the file depend on your platform (type beet config -p to see the path on your system): You can launch your text editor to create or update your configuration by typing beet config -e. (See the config-cmd command for details.) It is also possible to customize the location of the configuration file and even use multiple layers of configuration. See Configuration Location, below. The config file uses YAML syntax. You can use the full power of YAML, but most configuration options are simple key/value pairs. This means your config file will look like this: In YAML, you will need to use spaces (not tabs!) to indent some lines. If you have questions about more sophisticated syntax, take a look at the YAML documentation. The rest of this page enumerates the dizzying litany of configuration options available in beets. You might also want to see an example.