search skype for mac chatsync data for keywords: $ bash search-chatsync "your phrase here"

search-chatsync

#!/bin/bash

echo -n "Searching for '$1' in chatsync .. "

find "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Skype" -type d -name chatsync -print0 \
| xargs -0 -I{} find {} -type f -name '*.dat' \
| while read syncFile
do
	(strings "$syncFile" | fgrep -qi "$1") \
		&& (strings "$syncFile" | less -p"$1")
done

echo "done."