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Shell script to replace mpd's playlist with the results of a Beets query
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Replace the mpd playlist with the results of a Beets query
# Usage: 'bmpc QUERY'
# change BEETS_DIR to the name of your beets music directory
BEETS_DIR="beets"
RESULTS=$(beet ls -f '$path' "$@" | sed "s/.*\/$BEETS_DIR\///")
printf "$RESULTS\n\n"
mpc clear >/dev/null
printf "$RESULTS" | mpc add
mpc play
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