OS X
How to hide a file from Finder
23/07/07 19:10 |
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There are two methods, the obvious one being
prepending a "." to the file's name. Unfortunately
this also hides the from the shell, and distorts the
name. The more interesting way is to use the
/Developer/Tools/SetFile command installed with
Apple's Developer Tools to set the file's "invisible
bit":
To make an invisible file visible again, replace the uppercase V with a lowercase v:
/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a V
<file>
To make an invisible file visible again, replace the uppercase V with a lowercase v:
/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a v
<file>