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Useful Mac OSX Terminal commands

Change Finder to show Hidden Files

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

Change Finder to show Path

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES
killall Finder

Change Screen capture location and file extension

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/username/Documents/Scrnshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture name "Img"
killall SystemUIServer

Remove Mac Dashboard

defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
killall Dock
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