Hide or show desktop items in OSX.

hide_desktop.sh

#!/bin/bash
#### Created by Jean-Pierre Fourie
### https://github.com/emotality
## hide_desktop.sh
#
 
clear
echo " "
echo " ######################################################## "
echo " ################## HIDE DESKTOP FILES ################## "
echo " ######################################################## "
echo " "
echo " ** Note: This will just hide desktop files, not delete them. **"
echo " "
 
read -p " Hide all your desktop files and folders? [y/n]: " answer
 
case "$answer" in 
  y|Y ) defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false; echo " Desktop items are hidden! \n";;
  n|N ) defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true; echo " Desktop items are showing! \n";;
  * ) echo " Invalid option.. Exiting. \n";;
esac
 
killall Finder
exit