How to show and hide files on macOS

There's a time when you need to show the file that is hidden on macOS because there is no GUI to do it (Like Windows) but we still can do it using the Terminal.








To show hidden files:
Open Terminal and type those 2 commands one by one (Case Sensitive)

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

Killall Finder

To hide the hidden files:
Open Terminal and type those 2 commands one by one (Case Sensitive)


defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE

Killall Finder