http://jappler.com random and opinionated thoughts by Jennifer Zelazny Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1random and opinionated thoughts by Jennifer Zelazny jappler.com no random and opinionated thoughts by Jennifer Zelazny http://jappler.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://jappler.com http://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/26/show-hidden-files-in-mac-os-x http://jappler.com/blog/archive/2006/04/26/show-hidden-files-in-mac-os-x#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:55:41 +0000 Jen http://www.jappler.com/archive/2006/04/26/show-hidden-files-in-mac-os-x/ Read More »]]> A Mac OS X/UNIX newbie asked me if there was any way to show all the hidden files in Mac OS X so that he could browse the UNIX directories when using the Finder. Since there may be others out there that have the same need/want I thought I would share an easy way to show and then hide all hidden files within the Finder.

To show hidden files: open the Terminal application and type: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE. In order for the Finder to recognize the change, restart the Finder by then typing: killall Finder.
To hide hidden files: open the Terminal application and type: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE. In order for the Finder to recognize the change, restart the Finder by then typing: killall Finder.

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