Show hidden files in finder on OS X

Submitted by jozzhart on Mon, 16/06/2008 - 20:14

Quick one.....

I love the way OS X handles it's file system, but sometimes you might need to see what it considers to be a system files (such as website file .htaccess). Here's a quick way to do that from the terminal:

$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
$ killall Finder

and to switch it back:

$ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
$ killall Finder

source:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rpo8Q3vOS0

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