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This script converts OpenMeta to OS X Mavericks tags.
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convertOM2OSXTags.sh
#!/bin/bash
#
# This script converts OpenMeta to OS X Mavericks tags.
#
# http://code2k.net
#
# Copyright © 2013 CODE2K:LABS. All Rights Reserved.
mdfind "kMDItemOMUserTags == *" -onlyin "." | while IFS= read -r file; do
echo "$file"
plistTags=$(mdls -plist - -name kMDItemOMUserTags "$file"|grep -v "kMDItemOMUserTags\|dict")
xattr -w com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags "$plistTags" "$file"
done
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scottstanfield commented May 2, 2016 •
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Added the -onlyin flag, so to limit the command to the current folder for performance reasons.

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If you came here via Google: I used this to copy my nvAlt notes (tagged with OpenMeta) to a format searchable / suitable by OS X Finder. Tested with OS X El Capitan.

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