mdworker(8) BSD System Manager's Manual mdworker(8)
NAME
mdworker -- metadata server worker
SYNOPSIS
mdworker
DESCRIPTION
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.
SEE ALSO
mdfind(1), mdls(1), mdutil(1) Mac OS January 19, 2006 Mac OS
Mac OS X 10.6 - Generated Thu Sep 17 20:26:04 CDT 2009