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Created July 20, 2016 23:45
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tell application "System Events"
set hiddenFilesDisplayStatus to do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
set hiddenFilesNewDisplayStatus to "NO"
if hiddenFilesDisplayStatus is "NO" then
set hiddenFilesNewDisplayStatus to "YES"
end if
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles " & hiddenFilesNewDisplayStatus
do shell script "killall Finder"
end tell
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