[urmyuk1]

I use a program called Ableton Live and and for any audio file i use Ableton creates a index file *****.asd.

These files are only tiny but really annoy me, what i want to do is hide every file that as a .asd extension

does anyone have a simple solution ??

cheers..

[ibook_steve]

From the built-in OS X Help:

Hiding filename extensions
The dot (.) and letters added to the end of a filename are called a “filename extension.” The filename extension identifies the type of file so that Mac OS X knows which application to use to open the file.

If you don’t want to see filename extensions, you can hide them. Mac OS X will still be able to open the files with the proper applications.

To hide filename extensions:


Click the desktop (the background area of your screen) to make sure you are in the Finder.


Choose Finder > Preferences and click Advanced.


Deselect the “Show all file extensions” checkbox.

To view the extension for an individual file, click the file’s icon to highlight it, and and then choose File > Get Info. Click Name & Extension and deselect the “Hide extension” checkbox.

Some filename extensions can’t be turned off. For example, images imported from a digital camera may continue to show the JPG extension even after you deselect “Show all filename extensions.”

[urmyuk1]

sorry if i typed it wrong but, it don't want to hide the extension, i want to hide ALL the files with that extension.. Or maybe i could make them all system files so i couldn't see them ???

[Hal Itosis]

Assuming Leopard:

find -x /path/to/folder -name \*.asd -exec chflags hidden {} +

Just supply the proper "/path/to/folder".

[urmyuk1]

Originally Posted by Hal Itosis 

Assuming Leopard:

find -x /path/to/folder -name \*.asd -exec chflags hidden {} +

Just supply the proper "/path/to/folder".

i don't really understand what the path/to/folder means or how to use it but i'm guessing that this would hide the files in just one folder ???

These files are in lots of different folders so would i have to apply this to all the folders or is there a way to apply it t subdirectories ???

[BLAZE_MkIV]

http://www.westwind.com/reference/OS...es.html#hidden

[Hal Itosis]

Originally Posted by urmyuk1 

i don't really understand what the path/to/folder means or how to use it but i'm guessing that this would hide the files in just one folder ???

Wrong guess.

Originally Posted by urmyuk1 

These files are in lots of different folders so would i have to apply this to all the folders or is there a way to apply it t subdirectories ???

The command (as written) does the entire hierarchy of "folder". [i.e., the named folder plus all its subfolders.]

You can get the proper path/to/folder by using drag-n-drop (or copy/paste) from Finder to Terminal.