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Remotely manage, and protect laptops and mobile devices.

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Automate tasks across devices, from app installs to scripts.

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Inventory, patch, and manage installed software.

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Tables

Fleet uses osquery tables to query operating system, hardware, and software data. Each table provides specific data for analysis and filtering.

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mdls

Query file metadata in the Spotlight database.

Column Type Description
key text Name of the metadata key
path text Path of the file
Required in WHERE clause
value text Value stored in the metadata key
valuetype text CoreFoundation type of data stored in value
Not returned in SELECT * FROM mdls.

Example

Identify hidden files that have been indexed by Spotlight. This could reveal files that were recently deleted and are still in the Spotlight database.

SELECT * FROM mdls WHERE path LIKE '/Users/g/%%' AND key='kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden' AND value='true';
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