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Quickly show/hide hidden files in mac osx
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Open a terminal and paste this command | |
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES | |
Press return and relaunch finder | |
To hide these files again follow the same steps replaing terminal | |
command with | |
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO | |
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Alternatively you can create an alias in your bash profile | |
if you use these commands frequently by follwing thse steps | |
open ~/.bash_profile in your favorite editor | |
paste these two lines at the bottom and save | |
alias showFiles='defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app' | |
alias hideFiles='defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO; killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app' | |
Reload your terminal with source ~/.bash_profile to use showFiles and hideFiles to switch between the two file view modes |
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