Geek Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/show-hidden-files-mac-dialog-box.jpg" alt="show-hidden-files-mac-dialog-box" title="show-hidden-files-mac-dialog-box" width="551" height="453" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13332" /></p> <p>You can instantly show hidden files and directories in the Mac OS X “Open” and “Save” dialog boxes by hitting Command+Shift+Period.</p> <p>This is really useful if you’re creating or editing configuration files like .htaccess or .bash_profile in a GUI app and want to see what files exist in the directory you are saving to.</p> <p>Remember, any files that start with a period are hidden by default in the Finder and the Mac dialog boxes. If you want to, you can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2009/02/25/show-hidden-files-in-os-x/">set Mac OS X to always show hidden files</a> by using a defaults write command. In this case, the Command+Shift+Period keystroke has the opposite effect and hides the files rather than showing them.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> This works in Mac OS X 10.6 and later only, and it looks like we covered this in regards to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/16/show-hidden-files-in-mac-save-window/">the Save dialog</a> last year.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5mmoFnLWu4AlJqr6XbxwG2mXR9I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5mmoFnLWu4AlJqr6XbxwG2mXR9I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5mmoFnLWu4AlJqr6XbxwG2mXR9I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5mmoFnLWu4AlJqr6XbxwG2mXR9I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=3ac6aqAOckU:N6vAKm0Mvgg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/3ac6aqAOckU" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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