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Re: Spotlight anomaly

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Spotlight anomaly
Date 2016-01-18 16:05 +0000
Message-ID <dg4gptFeskiU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (8 earlier) <slrnn9mftm.b7q.g.kreme@amelia.local> <dg2ctlFshp5U2@mid.individual.net> <slrnn9ogni.i5a.g.kreme@amelia.local> <dg37a4F4lm6U1@mid.individual.net> <slrnn9pg47.kof.g.kreme@amelia.local>

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Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <dg37a4F4lm6U1@mid.individual.net> 
>   Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
>> /var, /usr, and so on could be considered system locations.
> 
> I can see an argument either way there, but Spotlight *will* find files
> in /usr, just only through the mdfind command line tool. This seems like
> a reasonable decision.

I agree, since you typically aren't futzing around with those files in
Finder Windows anyway.

> It won't search, as far as I can tell, /tmp or /var, which, again, I can
> see an argument for.
> 
>> It would be nice to have full control over what is excluded.
> 
> I think you do, actually. There's a plist somewhere, IIRC. It might be
> locked up behind SIP now though.

Yeah, you may be right about that. I know there are files you can edit that
list various exceptions - one at the root of each volume IIRC. I admit I
haven't done enough research to know for sure.

>> for me. Like i said, use the right tool for the job. : )
> 
> My only problem with Spotlight is that sometimes mdfind find too much,
> so I end up doing things like
> 
> mdfind foo
> mdfind foo | grep -v "\/Users\/"
> mdfind foo | grep -v "\/Users\/" | grep -v "\/local\/"
> mdfind foo | grep -v "\/Users\/" | grep -v "\/local\/" | grep -v "ramewo"
> 
> etc etc

I'm fine with that kind of filtering with command-line searches.

-- 
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JR

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Spotlight anomaly John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2016-01-14 23:25 -0500
  Re: Spotlight anomaly Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-15 08:54 -0500
    Re: Spotlight anomaly John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2016-01-15 12:49 -0500
      Re: Spotlight anomaly John Somerset <somerset@nospam.com> - 2016-01-15 14:50 -0500
        Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-15 20:00 +0000
      Re: Spotlight anomaly Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-16 19:18 -0500
    Re: Spotlight anomaly super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-01-15 20:20 -0600
      Re: Spotlight anomaly JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-15 22:40 -0500
        Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-16 04:22 +0000
      Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-16 04:29 +0000
        Re: Spotlight anomaly isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-01-16 09:50 -0800
          Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-16 18:20 +0000
            Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-17 02:45 +0000
              Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-17 04:30 +0000
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-17 07:13 +0000
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-17 20:46 +0000
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-18 01:39 +0000
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-18 04:17 +0000
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-18 10:35 +0000
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-18 16:05 +0000
              Re: Spotlight anomaly isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-01-16 21:02 -0800
                Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-17 07:16 +0000
      Re: Spotlight anomaly Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-16 19:16 -0500
        Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-17 00:20 +0000
          Re: Spotlight anomaly dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2016-01-17 12:59 +1100
        Re: Spotlight anomaly Elden Fenison <usenet@moondog.org> - 2016-01-31 23:10 -0600
          Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-02-01 18:06 +0000
      Re: Spotlight anomaly John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2016-01-17 11:55 -0500
        Re: Spotlight anomaly Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2016-01-17 12:26 -0500
        Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-17 18:07 +0000
        Re: Spotlight anomaly isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-01-17 10:20 -0800
        Re: Spotlight anomaly super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-01-17 23:43 -0600
          Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-18 06:11 +0000
            Re: Spotlight anomaly super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-01-18 14:14 -0600
              Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-18 20:50 +0000
              Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-19 04:22 +0000
          Re: Spotlight anomaly Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-18 10:36 +0000
            Re: Spotlight anomaly super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2016-01-18 13:52 -0600
              Re: Spotlight anomaly Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-18 20:48 +0000

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