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Toggle desktop icons on Mac OS X
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toggle_desktop_icons.sh
# checks visibility and stores value in a variable
isVisible="$(defaults read com.apple.finder CreateDesktop)"
# toggle desktop icon visibility based on variable
if [ "$isVisible" = 1 ]
then
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
echo Icons are hidden
else
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
echo Icons are visible
fi
killall Finder
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