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Toggle Hidden Files In Mac OS X Finder

07.30.2008

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        Works in Leopard, should work in all versions of OS X.

#!/bin/bash

if [ `defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles` == 1 ]
then 
  echo "Hiding hidden files."
  defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
else 
  echo "Showing hidden files."
  defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
fi   
     
KillAll Finder

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