Simple script to hide or show the desktop icons in Mac OSX.

desktop-icons.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Show or Hide desktop icons.
# Usage: desktop-icons [show | hide]

set -e

if [ -z $1 ]; then
  echo Error: Please enter show or hide.
	exit
fi

if [ $1 = "show" ]; then 
	defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
fi 

if [ $1 = "hide" ]; then
	defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
fi

killall Finder