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Display on/off hidden files on mac osx
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hidden-files.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Simple script to show/hide hidden files on macsox using terminal
if [[ $1 != true && $1 != false ]]
then
echo Expected parameters are true or false
exit
else
if [ $1 = true ]; then
echo Showing hidden files...
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
else
echo Hiding files that should be hidden...
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder
fi
fi
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