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Show/Hide hidden files in Finder

November 12, 2017

tl;dr

code
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO # don't show hidden files
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES # show hidden files

killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app # restart Finder

# aliases (showFiles & hideFiles)
echo "alias showFiles='defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES && killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app'" >> ~/.aliases
echo "alias hideFiles='defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO && killall Finder /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app'" >> ~/.aliases

Aliases go into where you save them. This could be ~/.bash_profile if you have no idea what aliases are, ~/.zshrc if you're using Zshell, or ~/.aliases if you're keeping them in a separate file like me.