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 June 3, 2004 Mac OS X