Ever wanted to hide an individual file in Mac OS X Finder without prefixing it with a dot? Here’s how (you’ll need the Apple developer tools installed):
/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a V «filename»
…and to show it again:
/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a v «filename»
If you want the Finder to show all hidden files, use this command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
…and to hide them again:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false
You’ll need to relaunch the Finder after this. I can think of three ways:
-
killall Finder
- The “Force Quit Applications” dialogue box
- Click and hold “Finder” in the Dock while also holding ‘option’.
