.\""Copyright (c) 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.Dd January 19, 2006
.Dt MDS 8  
.Os Mac OS X       
.Sh NAME
.Nm mds
.Nd metadata server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is the metadata server.  It serves all clients of the metadata APIs, including Spotlight.
.Pp
There are no configurations to
.Nm , and users should not run
.Nm 
manually.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mdfind 1 ,
.Xr mdls 1 ,
.Xr mdutil 1