mdfind
SafeSpotlight search (CLI)
mdfind <query>
Searches files fast using the Spotlight index.
Examples
mdfind -name invoice.pdfSearch by file name
Syntax
mdfind <query> | mdfind -name <name>
Before you run it
Read-only.
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- findFind files
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