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Created September 9, 2014 14:06
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Hide/show desktop icons on Mac OS X
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hidedesktopicons.sh
# hide os x desktop icons
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false
killall Finder
# show os x desktop icons
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
killall Finder
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