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 associ-
ated 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, suit-
able 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)
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