tldr/pages/osx/mdfind.md

mdfind

List files matching a given query. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/mdfind.html.

• Find a file by its name:

mdfind -name {{file}}

• Find a file by its content:

mdfind "{{query}}"

• Find a file containing a string, in a given directory:

mdfind -onlyin {{directory}} "{{query}}"