Show system files / Show git ignore in osx

January 7, 2023 by Tarik

Open the terminal and type

on OS X 10.8:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

on OS X 10.9:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

Then you must relaunch finder:

killall Finder

Any file name in OS X prefixed with a ‘.’ is considered “hidden”.