diff --git a/pages/osx/mdutil.md b/pages/osx/mdutil.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..efcf728d52 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/osx/mdutil.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# mdutil + +> Manage the metadata stores used by Spotlight for indexing. + +- Show the indexing status of the startup volume: + +`mdutil -s {{/}}` + +- Turn on/off the Spotlight indexing for a given volume: + +`mdutil -i {{on|off}} {{path/to/volume}}` + +- Erase the metadata stores and restart the indexing process: + +`mdutil -E {{path/to/volume}}`