Re: macOS Big Sur's search doesn't find everything?

From	Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
Subject	Re: macOS Big Sur's search doesn't find everything?
Date	2021-05-08 12:28 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<s76opn$jsp$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	(5 earlier) <060520211841190470%nospam@nospam.invalid> <slrns9b2fe.231d.g.kreme@m1mini.local> <070520212033557094%nospam@nospam.invalid> <s74u5f$she$2@dont-email.me> <080520211339526923%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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On 2021-05-08 10:39 a.m., nospam wrote:
> In article <s74u5f$she$2@dont-email.me>, Alan Baker
> <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> wrote:
> 
>>>
>>> i'm referring to the command-space version, which is what just about
>>> everyone uses, not the command line.
>>>
>>
>> They are two interfaces to the same facility.
> 
> yet they produce different results.

When using different queries, yes.

> 
> that is a significant failure.

It's not a failure at all.

It's called revealing an appropriate level of complexity.


Command-space reveals one level.

Finder search a more complete level.

mdfind at the command line is fully complete

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    Re: macOS Big Sur's search doesn't find everything? Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2021-05-06 14:47 -0700
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