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March 27, 2012 20:09
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Shell script to toggle visibility of .hidden in the Mac OS X Finder
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| # based on: http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/03/23/mac-os-x-show-hide-hidden-files-in-finder/ | |
| # check if hidden files are visible and store result in a variable | |
| isVisible="$(defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles)" | |
| # toggle visibility based on variables value | |
| if [ "$isVisible" = false ] | |
| then | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true | |
| else | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles false | |
| fi | |
| # force changes by restarting Finder | |
| killall Finder |
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