The replace plugin provides a command that replaces the audio file of a
track, while keeping the name and tags intact. It should save some time when you
get the wrong version of a song.
Enable the replace plugin in your configuration (see :ref:`using-plugins`)
and then type:
$ beet replace <query> <path>
The plugin will show you a list of files for you to pick from, and then ask for confirmation.
The file you pick will be replaced with the file at path. Then, the new
file's metadata will be synced with the database. This means that the tags in
the database for that track (title, artist, etc.) will be written to the
new file, and the path and mtime fields in the database will be updated
to match the new file's path and the current modification time.
Consider using the replaygain command from the :doc:`/plugins/replaygain`
plugin, if you usually use it during imports.