Bash script for showing/hiding desktop icons in OSX

gistfile1.sh

# Goes in your .bash_rc or .profile

# Hides the icons from your desktop
desktop_hide() {
  defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
  killall Finder
}

# Show the icons from your desktop
desktop_show() {
  defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
  killall Finder
}