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Bash script to toggle showing hidden files in Finder
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show-all-files-in-finder.sh
showAllFiles ()
{
local new old=`defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles`;
if [ "$old" = "TRUE" ]; then
new="FALSE";
else
new="TRUE";
fi;
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles $new;
echo -n "com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles = ";
echo $new;
killall Finder
}
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vaz commented Dec 23, 2015

Put it in your ~/.bashrc, restart terminal, type showAllFiles to toggle it.

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vaz commented Dec 23, 2015

Or just use this: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/27025/secrets

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