beets-syncpl

beets-syncpl is a plugin that uses rsync to sync a selection of your music library to a destination folder. The music selection is specified by playlists and queries defined in the beets configuration file.

This plugin can be used, for example, to sync a selection of your music library with a media device.

Configuring

In order to use this plugin you'll first need to configure it in the beets configuration file. The following section can be used as a reference:

syncpl:
    dest: /mnt/sdb1
    playlist_dir: /path/to/playlists
    include_playlist: yes
    delete: no
    playlists: Summer.m3u Winter.m3u
    queries:
        - artist:Jaga Jazzist
        - album:Blue Lines

• dest The directory to which the music will be synchronized. This is optional since you can specify the destination as the command argument.
• playlist_dir The directory where syncpl can find the playlists to sync.
• include_playlist Also sync the playlist file to the destination (default: yes).
• delete Delete anything unspecified by queries or playlists in the destination folder (default: no).
• playlists The list that specifies which playlists to sync.
• queries The list that specifies which queries to sync.

Usage

After specifying which songs need to be synced in the configuration file, simply run the following command:

beet syncpl [dest]

The dest argument is not needed when it is specified in the configuration file.