mdfind - Man Page

mvxattr {server} {sharename} {query} [-p, --path] [-L, --live]

This tool is part of the samba(1) suite.

mdfind is a simple utility to run Spotlight searches against an SMB server that runs the Spotlight mdssvc RPC service.

server

The SMB server name or IP address to connect to.

sharename

The name of a share on the server.

query

The query expression syntax is a simplified form of filename globbing familiar to shell users. Queries have the following format:

attribute=="value"

For queries against a Samba server with Spotlight enabled using the Elasticsearch backend, the list of supported metadata attributes is given by the JSON attribute mapping file, typically installed at /usr/share/samba/mdssvc/elasticsearch_mappings.json

-p PATH, --path=PATH

Server side path to search, defaults to "/"

-L, --live

Query remains running.

Search all indexed metadata attributes, exact match:

      '*=="Samba"'

Search all indexed metadata attributes, prefix match:

      '*=="Samba*"'

Search by filename:

      'kMDItemFSName=="Samba*"'

Search by date:

      'kMDItemFSContentChangeDate<$time.iso(2018-10-01T10:00:00Z)'

Search files's content:

      'kMDItemTextContent=="Samba*"'

Expressions:

      kMDItemFSName=="Samba*"||kMDItemTextContent=="Tango*"'

File Metadata Search Programming Guide https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/SpotlightQuery/Concepts/Introduction.html

This man page is part of version 4.14.2 of the Samba suite.

The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.

The mdfind manpage was written by Ralph Boehme.