mdfind
List files matching a given query. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/mdfind.html.
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Find a file by its name:
mdfind -name {{file}}
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Find a file by its content:
mdfind "{{query}}"
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Find a file containing a string, in a given directory:
mdfind -onlyin {{directory}} "{{query}}"
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