Showing hidden Files on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

14 May

Showing hidden Files on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

By Brett Popoleo Tutorials leopard, Mac OS X 10.5, Showing hidden Files 2 Comments

After you get apache up and running on your Mac, you will not be able to see your .htaccess and other configuration files. Here is a quick fix for that problem.

Open Terminal and copy the following text-
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

You will notice you screen will blink as finder restarts. Once it come back on all you hidden files will be visable.

note: Change “TRUE” to “FALSE” to make them disappear again.

Open Terminal and copy the following text-
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder

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Brett Popoleo

I am a web designer, Drummer and web application developer from Pittsburgh PA. I love to create unique and functional websites for business, personal use, or anything in between. If you need a corporate design for your business, a shopping cart for your store, or even a unique design for your blog, give me a call or contact me here and we can start to work together.

Comments (2)

Scary Reply

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August 5, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Brett Reply

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August 5, 2009 at 4:46 pm