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QUESTION
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I am a web developer and need to be able to see files like .htaccess in Finder in Mac, but when I download them from FTP, they are hidden so I can’t edit them.
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ANSWER
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Open TERMINAL
Enter the following command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
To reset to hide them again (may be a good idea so you don’t constantly see all the OS X system files all the time)
Enter the following command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder
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EXAMPLES
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APPLIES TO / KEY WORDS
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OS X
OSX
Finder
Hidden Files
dot
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REF
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