Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell

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Name

mdls

Synopsis

mdls [-name attribute] filenames

Displays the metadata tags for each of the filenames.

Options

-name attribute: Only display the given attribute. This option is repeatable. See the mdfind entry for a list of common attributes.
-live: After displaying the list of files, displays a count of files matching the query. The count is updated each time the count is updated. Use Control-C to cancel.
-onlyin dir: Limit the directories searched to dir.

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