MDLS(1) BSD General Commands Manual MDLS(1)
NAME
mdls -- lists the metadata attributes for the specified file
SYNOPSIS
mdls [-name attributeName] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] file ...
DESCRIPTION
The mdls command prints the values of all the metadata attributes associated with the files provided as an argument.
The following options are available:
-name Print only the matching metadata attribute value. Can be used multiple times.
-raw Print raw attribute data in the order that was requested. Fields will be separated with a ASCII NUL character, suitable for
piping to xargs(1) -0.
-nullMarker Sets a marker string to be used when a requested attribute is null. Only used in -raw mode. Default is "(null)".
SEE ALSO
mdfind(1), mdutil(1) xargs(1)
Mac OS X June 3, 2004 Mac OS X
