mdfind

Searches the macOS Spotlight index.

macOS

Last updated: 2025-09-09 Report error

Syntax

$mdfind [OPTIONS] [QUERY]

Examples

$mdfind test

Examples

$mdfind -name file.txt

Examples

$mdfind 'kMDItemContentType == "public.image"'

Warnings

Available from macOS 10.4

Typical use cases

Standard usage

mdfind --help

Detailed Help

man mdfind

Note macOS-specific Spotlight search tool.

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