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Alfred AppleScript to toggle showing hidden files in OS X. Script from workflow https://github.com/shrop/alfred2-hidden-files.
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alfred_toggle_hidden_files.applescript
on alfred_script(q)
set v to do shell script "echo $(defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles)"
if v is "True" then
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE"
end if
do shell script "killall Finder"
tell application "System Events" to set frontmost of process "Finder" to true
end alfred_script
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