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I like to tag files with xattr, e.g. xattr -w user.foo bar myfile. Is there a way that I can then use Spotlight to search for a given xattr key (or key-value pair)? E.g.

Is there a way that I can then use Spotlight to search for a given xattr key (or key-value pair)? For example, if I put foo or foo:bar in the Spotlight search bar, I'd like it to return myfile in the result list.

I realize you can do this by writing the com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags attribute - but this is not very portable, so I'm curious if this can be extended to all xattr tags.

I like to tag files with xattr, e.g. xattr -w user.foo bar myfile. Is there a way that I can then use Spotlight to search for a given xattr key (or key-value pair)? E.g. if I put foo or foo:bar in the Spotlight search bar, I'd like it to return myfile in the result list.

I like to tag files with xattr, e.g. xattr -w user.foo bar myfile.

Is there a way that I can then use Spotlight to search for a given xattr key (or key-value pair)? For example, if I put foo or foo:bar in the Spotlight search bar, I'd like it to return myfile in the result list.

I realize you can do this by writing the com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags attribute - but this is not very portable, so I'm curious if this can be extended to all xattr tags.

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Is there a way to get Spotlight to search for xattr?

I like to tag files with xattr, e.g. xattr -w user.foo bar myfile. Is there a way that I can then use Spotlight to search for a given xattr key (or key-value pair)? E.g. if I put foo or foo:bar in the Spotlight search bar, I'd like it to return myfile in the result list.