On Jun 18, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Dan <[email protected]> wrote:

> heh.  This is not as easy as it, um, sounds!
> 
> The find command, looking for \*.jpg, works well.  (have to escape the *)
> 
> But then mdfind contains hundreds fewer, no matter what criteria I use.  AND 
> it gives results for my other drives - where I've disabled and erased the 
> spotlight index?!
> 

To limit the 'find' command use /volumes/<drive name> instead of just / at the 
beginning.

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Bruce Johnson
UA College of Pharmacy

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