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The two commands below will either show all files, (specifically hidden files), in finder on Mac OSX 10.9 or hide them depending on which you enter in terminal. By default Apple hides hidden files.
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// This will show the hidden files
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1 && killall Finder
// This will hide the hidden files
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0 && killall Finder
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