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# mdfind

> List files matching a given query

- Find a file by its name

`mdfind -name {{file}}`

- Find a file by its content

`mdfind {{query}}`

- Find a file containing a string, in a given directory

`mdfind -onlyin {{directory}} {{query}}`
Add mdfind 2015-10-26 11:55:32 +00:00			`# mdfind`

Update mdfind.md 2015-12-06 23:04:00 +00:00			`> List files matching a given query`
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Update mdfind.md 2015-12-06 23:01:50 +00:00			`mdfind -name {{file}}`
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Typo "it's" in mdfind 2016-01-01 03:36:21 +00:00			`- Find a file by its content`
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Update mdfind.md 2015-12-06 23:01:50 +00:00			`mdfind {{query}}`
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Update mdfind.md 2015-12-06 23:01:50 +00:00			`- Find a file containing a string, in a given directory`
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Update mdfind.md 2015-12-06 23:01:50 +00:00			`mdfind -onlyin {{directory}} {{query}}`