The rdm plugin provides a command that randomly selects tracks or albums
from your library. This can be helpful if you need some help deciding what to
listen to.
First, enable the plugin named rdm (see :doc:`/plugins/index`). You'll then
be able to use the beet random command:
$ beet random Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass - The Harbor Is Yours
The command has several options that resemble those for the beet list
command (see :doc:`/reference/cli`). To choose an album instead of a single
track, use -a; to print paths to items instead of metadata, use -p; and
to use a custom format for printing, use -f FORMAT.
The -n NUMBER option controls the number of objects that are selected and
printed (default 1). To select 5 tracks from your library, type beet random
-n5.