tldr/pages/osx/mdfind.md

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mdfind

List files matching a given query. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/mdfind.html.

  • 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}}"