what does the ` c` kindof suffix represent

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fritz · Answer

` string c` = case insensitive

fritz · Answer

mdfind syntax ``` amp amp = AND || = OR = Wildcard symbol string c = Case insensitive eg StRiNg == string c string d = Diacritical Mark Insensitive eg śtrîñg == string d ```

fritz · Answer

you can also stack case and diacritical insensitivity

fritz · Answer

So ``` StRîñg == string cd```

fritz · Answer

though the diacritical marks are usually less of an issue unless dealing with a substantially international install base

allister · Answer

and I was thinking NSPredicate was hard to interact with it makes sense mdfind would have this stuff but I swear I ve never seen a reference cover it before

fritz · Answer

fritz · Answer

This is largely sourced from the Apple documentation found here <https developer apple com library archive documentation Carbon Conceptual SpotlightQuery Concepts QueryFormat html>