Name
mdimport
Synopsis
mdimport [options
]file
|
directory
Imports metadata from files or filesystem hierarchies.
Options
- -A
Prints a list of all attributes currently supported and exits.
-
-d
level
|
category
Specifies debug level and categories. Valid
level
s are 1–4, andcategory
can be import-terse, import-input, import-output, import-warnings, import-verbose, or plugin-loading. This option can be repeated.- -f
Force the files to be scanned, ignoring the rules for path filtering.
- -I
Ignore Finder comments.
- -L
Prints a list of all importers and exits.
- -n
Don’t actually set attributes on the file.
- -p
Print performance information for the run. Seems to be identical to -V.
-
-r
importer
Reimport the files previously imported by
importer
.- -V
Print timing information for the run. Seems to be identical to -p.
-
-w
msecs
Wait for
msecs
milliseconds between scanning files.- -x
Print the schema file, then exit.
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