# \[X\] Brackets not working in filename of playlist
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-brackets-not-working-in-filename-of-playlist/12531
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [September 22, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-brackets-not-working-in-filename-of-playlist/12531 "2011-09-22T11:46:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Arie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Arie)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-brackets-not-working-in-filename-of-playlist/12531/1 "2011-09-22T11:46:56Z")
**Bug report**
Brackets are not working in the filename of a playlist.
If you enter
> _**[**%year%**]** %album%\0.00. %album%.m3u_
in the options of Mp3tag, it creates the folder
> _2011 Album Name_
instead of
> _**[**2011**]** Album Name_
**Feature request**
What I miss in Mp3tag is the feature to create playlists for various folders at once.
For example if I have the following folderstructure
> _Artist Name |--[2007] Album Name 1 |--[2008] Album Name 2 |--[2009] Album Name 3 |--[2010] Album Name 4 |--[2011] Album Name 5_
I would like to open the folder _Artist Name_ in Mp3tag and automatically create playlists for all albums.
These playlists should be stored in a location of my choosing, which is in my case the relevant _**[**%year%**]** %album%\0.00. %album%.m3u_ folders.
When I currently want to do this, I have to create a playlist for each album separately, so I have to select _[2007] Album Name 1_ and generate a playlist for it, then I have to select _[2008] Album Name 2_ and generate a playlist for it, et cetera.
I would simply like to select all folders at once, configure the required settings and then have five playlists stored in the location which I have specified for each playlist and with the name which I have specified.
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-brackets-not-working-in-filename-of-playlist/12531/2 "2011-09-22T14:41:21Z")
Brackets have a special function. To get them as plain text they must be escaped by single quotes:
'['%year%']'
To create multiple playlists at once, select one file and press Ctrl+Shift+P
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### Author:  [@Arie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Arie)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-brackets-not-working-in-filename-of-playlist/12531/3 "2011-09-22T18:53:33Z")
Thank you, working like a charm! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-brackets-not-working-in-filename-of-playlist/12531/4 "2018-12-28T14:30:40Z")
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