[X4U] Re: hidden files

[Sean Collins]

There's this nifty applescript that was posted a few years ago, which 
toggles Finder visibility on/off.  I keep it in my window sidebar for 
easy access.

Copy this text into a script editor document, compile and save as a 
stand-alone  application.
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do shell script "if [ `cat 
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist | grep -A 1 
AppleShowAllFiles | grep string | cut -c10-11` == 'ON' ]; then
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles OFF
else
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles ON
fi"

tell application "Finder" to quit
delay 1
tell application "Finder" to launch

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>Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 21:54:03 -0600
>From: mactechlists at cox.net
>Subject: [X4U] hidden files
>
>Does anyone know of an application that will let me see hidden files to
>make them visable? A friend deleted the .DS_Store file from a jump
>drive. It will no longer let him delete anything from the drive. We
>tried to put the .DS_Store file back, but we got an error message
>saying a hidden file by that name already exists.
>
>We are unable to format the jump drive.
>SE