macOS

mdls

SafeShow file metadata

mdls <file>

Dumps Spotlight metadata; kMDItemWhereFroms reveals where a file was downloaded from.

Examples

  • mdls -name kMDItemWhereFroms suspicious.dmgCheck the download origin

Syntax

mdls [-name attr] <file>

Before you run it

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