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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)

Mac OS X			 June 3, 2004			      Mac OS X

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