I wanted to delete some .svn folders that didn’t go away when I disconnected from a repository but couldn’t see them in Finder. So I needed to show hidden files. Here’s how to do it.
Open up Terminal
>> defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE >> killall Finder
Replace TRUE with FALSE to hide them again.
A semi-dangerous way to do it could also be the command line trickery:
bash:TheosProject# find . -name .svn -exec rm -rf {} ;
Be careful, tho. “find” coupled with “exec” can kick your butt if you aren’t paying attention.
But the finder trick is useful too. 🙂