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Created February 19, 2016 09:52
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Toggle Hidden Files in Mac OS X Finder
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togglehidden.sh
#!/bin/bash
#
# Author : Rick Cogley
# Created : 19 Feb 2016
#
showallfiles=$(defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles)
case "$showallfiles" in
1|TRUE|True|true|YES|Yes|yes) defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean false
echo Hidden files covered
;;
*) defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true
echo Hidden files showing
;;
esac
killall Finder
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