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 associated 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, suitable 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
