mds(8) [osx man page]

MDS(8)							    BSD System Manager's Manual 						    MDS(8)

NAME

     mds -- metadata server

SYNOPSIS

     mds

DESCRIPTION

     mds is the metadata server.  It serves all clients of the metadata APIs, including Spotlight.

     There are no configurations to mds, and users should not run mds manually.

SEE ALSO

     mdfind(1), mdls(1), mdutil(1)

Mac OS								 January 19, 2006							    Mac OS

mdimport(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 					       mdimport(1)

NAME

     mdimport -- import file hierarchies into the metadata datastore.

SYNOPSIS

     mdimport [-VXLArgn] [-d level | category] [-w delay] file | directory

DESCRIPTION

     mdimport is used to test Spotlight plug-ins, list the installed plug-ins and schema, and re-index files handled by a plug-in when a new plug-
     in is installed.

     The following options are available:

     -g plugin	 Load the plugin at the provided path, ignoring system installed plugins.  Useful for testing plugins that have not yet been
		 installed.

     -V 	 Print timing information for this run of mdimport.

     -A 	 Print out the list of all of the attributes and their localizations in the current language and exit.

     -X 	 Print the schema file and exit

     -r 	 Ask the server to reimport files for UTIs claimed by the listed plugin.  For example, the following would cause all of the chat
		 files on the system to be reimported:

		       mdimport -r /System/Library/Spotlight/Chat.mdimporter

     -p 	 Print out performance information gathered during the run.

     -L 	 Print the list of installed importers and exit.

     -d level	 Print debugging information.  Level can be 1-4.

     -n 	 Don't actually set the attributes on the file.  Useful for debugging.

     -w msecs	 Wait for the specified interval between scanning files.

NOTES

     The -f switch is obsolete in Leopard and beyond.

SEE ALSO

     mdfind(1), mdutil(1), mdls(1)

Mac OS X							   Oct 27, 2004 							  Mac OS X