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Created January 3, 2014 06:02
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Show or hide hidden files in Finder on Mac.
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hidden_files.sh
#!/bin/bash
if [ -n "$1" ]
then
if [ "$1" == "show" ]
then
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true
elif [ "$1" == "hide" ]
then
defaults delete com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles
fi
killall Finder
fi
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