mdworker(8) System Manager's Manual mdworker(8)

mdworkermetadata server worker

mdworker

mdworker is the metadata server worker process. It is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes.

There are no configurations to mdworker, and users should not run manually.

mdfind(1), mdls(1), mdutil(1)

January 19, 2006 Mac OS X