Turning off Spotlight on Mac OS X LeopardEdit

$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
$ sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Spotlight.plist

See also

• http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20071102215912892