New command for Displaying hidden files in Mountain Lion

[macmanmacman]

(God i hope they change this badly)

The new terminal command is the following

To show hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

To hide hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE

This should help anyone getting ready for ML in july or are currently on the ML Beta Version from wwdc.

Weird terminal command because the old one was this

To show hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 1

To hide files

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles 0

[ez061111]

[macmanmacman]

I wish they would just make it easier for beginners

[ez061111]

[macmanmacman]

no both commands are confusing because one site tells you to do it one way another site tells you to do it this way and another site tells you to do it another way they just need a option in finder to display hidden files

[fiat]

Hi, Sorry I may have cut in this topic with related questions. What is a hidden file/folder? Is its name (and content) invisible in Finder? If so how do you find it and open it? Or is its name shown in Finder, but can't be opened? Either way how to set a file/folder hidden?

More related question: how to lock a folder (not file) so its content (files) won't show and open in Finder unless a passcode is entered (like a private folder in iOS devices)? Is there an app (for mac OSX10. available for this? Thanks