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Viewing hidden directory's in Finder
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Hi,
Is it possible to view the hidden Unix directory's in Finder but keep the files prefixed with the period sign, such as the .DS_store files, invisible? I can turn on the visibility for all hidden files, but it gets a bit cluttered whith all the .* files.
thanks for any help.
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Hidden Unix directories is easy if you know how they are called. In the Finder menu select Go To -> Go To Folder and type /urs for example.
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Originally posted by SubGeniux:
Hi,
Is it possible to view the hidden Unix directory's in Finder
thanks for any help.
You need something called tinkertool which can be found on versiontracker.
Mike
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What I do is navigate to the directory I want in the terminal, and once I'm there type "open ." and it will open in a Finder window.
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I usually either do it through the terminal
cd /the/path/holding/the/hiden/file
Then
open TheNameOfTheFolder
Or if I`m feeling lazy I just command shift g then type in the folder...
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cheers everyone, I used cocktail to get finder to show all the hidden files, but... is there any way to show the /var, /etc, etc. folders while hiding hidden files such as the .ds_store ones?
thanks again
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I believe you can edit the ".hidden" file at the root of the boot drive to show the standard /usr, /var, etc. in the Finder. I've not actually tried this myself though, and you would definitely need to quit and relaunch the Finder to have it take effect.
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cool, I'll give that a try. here';s hoping.
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Originally posted by Basilisk:
I believe you can edit the ".hidden" file at the root of the boot drive to show the standard /usr, /var, etc. in the Finder. I've not actually tried this myself though, and you would definitely need to quit and relaunch the Finder to have it take effect.
That's correct. A future system update will likely overwrite the changes, however.
Before editing, first make a backup:
sudo cp -p /.hidden /.hidden.default
then
sudo pico /.hidden
to edit the file.
kill -1 `ps auxc | grep Finder | awk '{print $2}'`
to relaunch the Finder.
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brilliant , exactly what I needed.
thanks all
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