tldr/pages/osx/mdutil.md

# 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}}`

- Turn on/off indexing for all volumes:

`mdutil -a -i {{on|off}}`

- Erase the metadata stores and restart the indexing process:

`mdutil -E {{path/to/volume}}`
mdutil: add page (#2452) 2018-10-17 17:25:06 +02:00			`# 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}}`

mdutil: add turn on/off indexing for all volumes (#5087) 2021-01-04 13:53:11 -05:00			`- Turn on/off indexing for all volumes:`

			`mdutil -a -i {{on\|off}}`

mdutil: add page (#2452) 2018-10-17 17:25:06 +02:00			`- Erase the metadata stores and restart the indexing process:`

			`mdutil -E {{path/to/volume}}`