Setting up config.yaml to toggle between directories

[bonyboy]

I'm trying to figure out how to setup my config.yaml to have multiple directories to save files to and the CLI command to toggle between the two. I've looked at the docs and think I'm in the right place, but not sure about the command.

Or do I build 2 config.yaml files, each with 1 directory and toggle between them in the CLI?

Thanks for the help!

[sampsyo]

Yes, you can use BEETSDIR to change your configuration directory—but I actually don't think that's what you want. It sounds like you want to change the directory: configuration option within your beets configuration, right?

For that, you could use the global -d CLI flag: https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/cli.html#global-flags

Or, if you have other options you want to change simultaneously, you could consider using -c to add an "overlay" YAML file with all the options you want to occasionally customize.

[bonyboy]

Yes, you're correct in your assessment.

Does that mean in my situation (using the -d flag solution you suggested) that I'd have 1 directory listed in my config.yaml file and if I wanted to change that directory, I would say it explicitly in the CLI command and that command would override the directory listed in config.yaml?

[sampsyo]

Yes.