mdfind 2018.11.20

mdfind wrapper

Install

$ [sudo] pip install mdfind

Functions

function	description
mdfind.count(query=None, name=None, onlyin=None)	return search results count
mdfind.mdfind(args)	execute mdfind with arguments
mdfind.name(name, onlyin=None)	mdfind -name name search by name
mdfind.query(query, onlyin=None)	search by Spotlight query

Examples

>>> import mdfind
>>> mdfind.name('Group Containers')
['/Users/username/Library/Group Containers']

>>> mdfind.query('kMDItemContentType==public.shell-script')
[...]

>>> mdfind.count(query='kMDItemContentType==public.mp3')
42
>>> mdfind.count(name='Group Containers')
1

>>> mdfind.mdfind(['-count','-onlyin','/usr','kMDItemContentType==public.shell-script'])
42

Links

• File Metadata Query Expression Syntax

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