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What does "view hidden" do? That is, what is it showing when I type that into my Terminal? I get some really weird warnings and stuff.... My OS is 10.3.1.
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Originally posted by Numenor:
What does "view hidden" do? That is, what is it showing when I type that into my Terminal? I get some really weird warnings and stuff.... My OS is 10.3.1.
'view' is a text editing program. If you want to literally view hidden files, then type 'ls -a'. Keep in mind that unix is not literal like, say, applescript.
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'view' is the command for the vi text editor in read-only mode (aka: vi -R). When you type 'view hidden', the vi text editor will open a text file named 'hidden' for you to view.
Type 'man view' or 'man vi' to read the manual for the vi text editor for more info.
If you want to use a text editor in Terminal, may I suggest using 'pico' rather than 'vi'. I find it's more user-friendly for the newbie.
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