mdutil(1) BSD General Commands Manual mdutil(1)

NAME
     mmdduuttiill - manage the metadata stores used by Spotlight

SYNOPSIS
     mmdduuttiill [-ppEEssaavv] [-ii on | off] volume ...

DESCRIPTION
     The mmdduuttiill command is useful for managing the metadata stores for mounted
     volumes.

     The following options are available:

     -pp  Spotlight caches indexes of some network devices locally.  This
         option requests that a local caches be flushed to the appropriate
         network device.

     -EE  This flag will cause each local store for the volumes indicated to be
         erased.  The stores will be rebuilt if appropriate.

     -ii on | off
         Sets the indexing status for the provided volumes to on or off.  Note
         that indexing may be delayed due to low disk space or other condi-
         tions.

     -ss  Display the indexing status of the listed volumes.

     -aa  Apply command to all volumes.

     -vv  Print verbose information when available.

SEE ALSO
     mdfind(1), mdimport(1), mds(8), mdimport(1)

Mac OS X                       September 1, 2005                      Mac OS X