mdutil(1) BSD General Commands Manual mdutil(1)
NAME
mdutil -- manage the metadata stores used by Spotlight
SYNOPSIS
mdutil [-pEsav] [-i on | off] mountPoint ...
DESCRIPTION
The mdutil command is useful for managing the metadata stores for mounted
volumes.
The following options are available:
-p Spotlight caches indexes of some network devices locally. This
option requests that a local caches be flushed to the appropriate
network device.
-E This flag will cause each local store for the volumes indicated to be
erased. The stores will be rebuilt if appropriate.
-i on | off
Sets the indexing status for the provided volumes to on or off. Note
that indexing may be delayed due to low disk space or other condi-
tions.
-d Disables Spotlight searches on the provided volume.
-s Display the indexing status of the listed volumes.
-a Apply command to all volumes.
-v Print verbose information when available.
SEE ALSO
mdfind(1), mds(8), mdimport(1)
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