# Why is it not skipping?

**URL:** <https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 23, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294 "2020-05-23T19:43:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![tcurdt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/tcurdt/32/418_2.png) [@tcurdt](https://discourse.beets.io/u/tcurdt)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/1 "2020-05-23T19:43:25Z")

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I doing the first big import. Unfortunately the import gets stuck now and then with

```
Evaluating 5 candidates.

```

and I manually have to type `s` and hit `<return>` despite the option

```
none_rec_action: skip

```

being set.

Am I misunderstanding that option?

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**Author:** ![adrian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/adrian/32/4_2.png) [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/2 "2020-05-23T20:28:44Z")

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It’s hard to say (it would require more detail on exactly what you’re expecting and what you’re seeing). But maybe you’re looking for the quiet (-q) option?

It also sounds like you may be running in verbose mode, which can obscure prompts for input.

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**Author:** ![tcurdt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/tcurdt/32/418_2.png) [@tcurdt](https://discourse.beets.io/u/tcurdt)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/3 "2020-05-23T21:13:35Z")

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No quiet option. I am running:

```auto
beet -v -c config.yaml import /path/to/music

```

and for now with a config looking like this:

```auto
directory: path/to/music
library: path/to/library.db
per_disc_numbering: yes
original_date: yes
languages: de en
ui:
  color: yes

import:
  copy: no
  write: no
  log: beetslog.txt

sort_album: albumartist+ year+ album+ disc+ track+
sort_item: albumartist+ year+ album+ disc+ track+

plugins: fromfilename #fetchart #scrub

embedart:
  ifempty: yes
  #maxwidth: 1024

none_rec_action: skip

format_item: Bands/$albumartist/$year [$album]/$disc-$track $title
format_album: Bands/$albumartist/$year [$album]/$disc-$track $title
paths:
  default: Bands/$albumartist/$year [$album]/$disc-$track $title
  singleton: Singles/$artist - $title
  comp: Compilations/$album/$track $title
  albumtype:soundtrack: Soundtracks/OST $album/$track $title

```

And indeed - it seems some prompts are obscured. For now I wanted to get rid of all prompts. Hence the `skip`.

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**Author:** ![adrian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/adrian/32/4_2.png) [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/4 "2020-05-23T21:38:54Z")

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Perhaps we’re miscommunicating, but I was trying to suggest that you use the quiet option. That’s what will disable prompts.

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**Author:** ![tcurdt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/tcurdt/32/418_2.png) [@tcurdt](https://discourse.beets.io/u/tcurdt)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/5 "2020-05-23T22:40:13Z")

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Ah! I totally misread the suggestion about quiet. I can give that a try but shouldn’t this

```
none_rec_action: skip

```

do the job? Or is it not doing it’s job because I am running in verbose?  
Either ways - it is unexpected.

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**Author:** ![tcurdt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/tcurdt/32/418_2.png) [@tcurdt](https://discourse.beets.io/u/tcurdt)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/6 "2020-05-23T23:06:51Z")

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…and by “quiet” you mean not verbose?

```auto
Usage: 
  beet COMMAND [ARGS...]
  beet help COMMAND

Options:
  --format-item=FORMAT_ITEM
                        print with custom format
  --format-album=FORMAT_ALBUM
                        print with custom format
  -l LIBRARY, --library=LIBRARY
                        library database file to use
  -d DIRECTORY, --directory=DIRECTORY
                        destination music directory
  -v, --verbose log more details (use twice for even more)
  -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
                        path to configuration file
  -h, --help show this help message and exit

```

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**Author:** ![adrian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/adrian/32/4_2.png) [@adrian](https://discourse.beets.io/u/adrian)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/7 "2020-05-24T01:29:43Z")

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No, the `--quiet` option for the `beet import` command:  
[https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/cli.html#import](https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/cli.html#import)

The `none_rec_action` option only affects some cases: just those where beets is truly confused and has no plausible options to suggest.

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**Author:** ![tcurdt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.beets.io/tcurdt/32/418_2.png) [@tcurdt](https://discourse.beets.io/u/tcurdt)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://discourse.beets.io/t/why-is-it-not-skipping/1294/8 "2020-05-24T02:01:59Z")

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OK, that wasn’t so clear from the docs. Seems like I should stick to the command line option here. Thanks!

Now that I’ve gone through the full import - I’ve skipped a bunch.  
How do revisit those skipped imports?