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Some command lines to use Spotlight and find some files
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| # Display file's metadata | |
| $ mdls <file> | |
| # Firefox (but not Aurora) | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*Firefox*'" | |
| # Firefox Aurora | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*Aurora*'" | |
| # Chrome & Chrome Canary | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*Chrome*'" | |
| # Safari | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*Safari*'" | |
| # WebKit (beware, case sensitive & might find unwanted results if we use a wildcard at the end) | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*WebKit'" | |
| # Opera & Opera Next | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*Opera*'" | |
| # Xcode (cannot find iOS Simulator since it is bundled in Xcode and Spotlight doesn't index) | |
| $ mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Application' && kMDItemDisplayName == '*Xcode*'" |
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