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Exclude files from “central metadata store”
I'm fairly familiar with the mdfind utility. I find it's very useful when I can't find a file or when I need to find a file with certain contents. The problem is that I need to exclude some files from ...
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Is there a way to provide a sort order to an mdfind query?
In trying to get a list of all music files from a particular album using mdfind I see that the files aren't necessarily returned in any order. I'd prefer album/track order if possible, but can't find ...
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Editing iPhoto-specific metadata
Perpetua:2011-01-16 ashley$ mdls IMAG0107.jpg
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kMDItemComment = "Cat with is tongue out."
So, here's my question. xattr can be used to modify some ...
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How can I set Spotlight metadata to files?
I am looking for a command line utility (I need to use it in a script) that can set Spotlight metadata to files.
