How to show and hide files in MAC OS X system

Showing and hiding files in MAC OS X system

Under the Apple Mac OS X operating system, there are many ways to set whether hidden files are displayed. The simplest is to enter commands in the Mac terminal.

Command to show hidden files on Mac:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true

Command to hide hidden files on Mac:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false

or

Command to show hidden files on Mac:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles  YES

Command to hide Mac hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles  NO

After typing, click the Enter key, exit the terminal, and restart Finder.

Restart Finder:

Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the window-->Force quit-->Finder-->Restart

But for familiar For Unix coders, just enter the following command directly.

$ ls -a

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