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Show Or Hide Files in Mac OS
on run
-- Read the current value of AppleShowAllFiles
set plistValue to do shell script "defaults read com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
set plistCommand to "defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles"
if plistValue is "false" then
set shellCommand to plistCommand & " true"
else
set shellCommand to plistCommand & " false"
end if
do shell script shellCommand
-- Restart the Finder to see the new value
do shell script "killall Finder"
end run
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