Show the File Name of Current Wallpaper in Mac OS X

It's easy to display the full path of the desktop picture on my MB Pro. Backstory is I cycle through my own pictures. Sometimes I see one I really want to revisit. Here is the problem: The path is long and the font for the displayed path is large. I never get to the point where I can see the filename. So, (1) Is there a terminal command that will change the font of the displayed path on my desktop? (2) Is there a terminal command that will just display the filename of the desktop picture, or a command argument that will do the same?

MacBook Pro 15″, 11.6

Posted on Jun 11, 2022 6:40 AM

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Jun 12, 2022 7:42 AM in response to Thumper.DCS

Thumper.DCS wrote:

It's easy to display the full path of the desktop picture on my MB Pro. Backstory is I cycle through my own pictures. Sometimes I see one I really want to revisit. Here is the problem: The path is long and the font for the displayed path is large. I never get to the point where I can see the filename. So, (1) Is there a terminal command that will change the font of the displayed path on my desktop? (2) Is there a terminal command that will just display the filename of the desktop picture, or a command argument that will do the same?


Yes you can enable this through Terminal.app it is prominently displayed on the Desktop screen.


this debug shows that Core Service is an alias back to the Library folder.


From your Terminal.app copy and paste:

defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE  && killall Dock


ex.

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