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From: Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me>
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Subject: Re: macOS Big Sur's search doesn't find everything?
Date: Sat, 8 May 2021 23:24:14 -0000 (UTC)
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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").

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