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| From | Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> |
|---|---|
| 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 23:24 +0000 |
| Organization | Miskatonic U |
| Message-ID | <slrns9e7cu.291t.g.kreme@m1mini.local> (permalink) |
| References | (6 earlier) <slrns9b2fe.231d.g.kreme@m1mini.local> <070520212033557094%nospam@nospam.invalid> <s74u5f$she$2@dont-email.me> <080520211339526923%nospam@nospam.invalid> <s76opn$jsp$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In message <s76opn$jsp$1@dont-email.me> Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> wrote: > On 2021-05-08 10:39 a.m., nospam wrote: >> In article <s74u5f$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. mdfind does include system file by default, where the GUI you have to enable that. Perhaps that is what nospam is thinking of? >> 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 That's about right. Of course, if you learnt he query language mdfind can slice and dice you results down to a very find grain (find files containing 'ology' that are PDFs that were created in June or July of 2014 ONLY if their file names do not contain "2014"). -- Today the road all runners come/Shoulder high we bring you home. And set you at your threshold down/Townsman of a stiller town.
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