How to change hidden file ATTRIBUTES to unhidden?

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How to change hidden file ATTRIBUTES to unhidden?

I have hidden files on my Mac and I want to change them back to visible. I already know how to show hidden files, but don't know how to change the actual attributes to the file itself. I have over two hundred files and about 150 of them are hidden, the other 50 are visible.

How can I change the status of these files?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Aug 9, 2010 6:58 PM

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BobHarris

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Aug 9, 2010 7:14 PM in response to NRana14

Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal


chflags nohidden /path/to/the/file/to/change

See the chflags man page


man chflags

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