links for 2006-01-05

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[The Power of mdfind](http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2006/01/04/mdfind.html?CMP=OTC-13IV03560550&ATT=The+Power+of+mdfind)

  

how to use spotlight from the terminal

  

(tags: [spotlight](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/spotlight) [unix](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/unix) [tools](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/tools) [osx](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/osx) [mdfind](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/mdfind) [search](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/search))
[AFP548 – Essential Sudoers](http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20051025103428232)

  

useful information on using sudo and visudo

  

(tags: [unix](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/unix) [admin](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/admin) [osx](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/osx))
[Mac Geekery – Saving Temporary Items Elsewhere](http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2005-12/saving_temporary_items_elsewhere)

  

most interesting for the how-to-find what temporary files are used by the application

  

(tags: [unix](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/unix) [admin](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/admin) [osx](http://del.icio.us/skinnyjimmy/osx))