Use `mdfind` for a date range on OS X

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I can't figure this out. How can I use mdfind on OS X to find all photos with creation date between say March 10th, 2008 and March 15th, 2008?

using mdfind 'kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2008-03-10 12:30:56 +1100' is too specific and I don't know how to simplify and broaden the search.

Melchior, are you talking about spotlight on Mac or iPhone/iPad? Please reply with @JohnRamos so I can further help you. — owlswipe, Jul 26, 2016 at 13:15
@JohnRamos Hi John. I edited the original question with more detail. It relates to mdfind on OS X. thanks — jakethedog, Jul 26, 2016 at 13:22

klanomath · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-26 15:48:52Z

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To simplify and broaden the search you may use operands like >, <, >=, <= or line up several attribute values with &&.

To solve the above mentioned example you can use two different creation times and an item kind:

mdfind 'kMDItemFSCreationDate < $time.iso(2008-03-15T23:59:59) && kMDItemFSCreationDate > $time.iso(2008-03-10T00:00:00) && kMDItemKind = *image'

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