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Show/Hide hidden files in OS X Finder
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HiddenFiles
display dialog "Show Hidden Files..." & return & "Finder will relaunch!" buttons {"Show hidden files", "Hide hidden files", "Cancel"} default button 3 with title "Hidden files OS X helper"
copy the result as list to {buttonpressed}
try
if the buttonpressed is "Hide hidden files" then do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE"
if the buttonpressed is "Show hidden files" then do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE"
if the buttonpressed is "Cancel" then return
end try
do shell script ("killall Finder")
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