How to enable/ disable hidden files in MacOS

Question

I see that by default mac hides all hidden files (files start with .) how can i enable those?

Karthik Divi · Accepted Answer

You can simple run the following commands to enable/ disable hidden files in MacOS.

### To Enable
```
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
```

### To Disable
```
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
```

In both the cases you need to relaunch the Finder to see the effect

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