mdimport(1)               BSD General Commands Manual              mdimport(1)

NAME
     mdimport -- import file hierarchies into the metadata datastore.

SYNOPSIS
     mdimport [-VfXLr] [-d level  category] [-w delay] file  directory

DESCRIPTION
     mdimport can be used to import metadata from files or file system hierar-
     chies.

     The following options are available:

     -V          Print timing information for this run of mdimport.

     -A          Print out the list of all of the attributes and their local-
                 izations in the current language and exit.

     -f          Force mdimport to scan the files, bypassing path filtering
                 rules.

     -X          Print the schema file and exit

     -r          Ask the server to reimport files for UTIs claimed by the
                 listed plugin.  For example, the following would cause all of
                 the chat files on the system to be reimported:

                       mdimport -r /System/Library/Spotlight/Chat.mdimporter

     -p          Print out performance information gathered during the run.

     -L          Print the list of installed importers and exit.

     -d level  category
                 Print debugging information.  Level can be 1-4, available
                 categories are import-terse, import-input, import-output,
                 import-warnings, import-verbose, and plugin-loading.  This
                 flag can be specified multiple times, and is always additive.

     -n          Don't actually set the attributes on the file.  Useful for
                 debugging.

     -w msecs    Wait for the specified interval between scanning files.

SEE ALSO
     mdcheckschema(1), mdfind(1), mdutil(1), mdls(1)

Mac OS X                         Oct 27, 2004                         Mac OS X