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I know that all the hidden files (dot files) can be viewed in Finder by using the keyboard shortcut:

Command + Shift + .

or by running the following in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles true

But, is it possible to change a dot file with specific extension to always show in Finder? Specifically, I want the .vscode to be always visible in Finder. I don't want to show all the hidden files, and I am trying to do this without having to use the shortcut or always run a command in the Terminal.

Is this at all possible?

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  • Note that files with extension .vscode won't be hidden such as something.vscode. macOS by default hides any file/directory name starting with with a dot. Thus .vscode file (if any) will be hidden.
    – Nimesh Neema ♦
    Commented Jun 19, 2019 at 4:46
  • @NimeshNeema yep I am familiar with this behavior, however, for a few reasons, I am wondering if it is possible to change this behavior in Finder. Wondering if it is possible to change the behavior but only have it affect an unnamed .vscode file or say an .gittignore file
    – mcbeav
    Commented Jun 19, 2019 at 4:49

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I assume you are talking about the .vscode folder in your Home folder, as I have one there too from the Visual Studio Code.app install.

If you do not want to permanently show hidden files or use the ⌘⇧. keyboard shortcut, then this is what I'd do.

Open Terminal to the directory containing the .vscode folder and use the following command to create a symlink:

ln -s .vscode ' .vscode'

Note that the symlink has a leading space in its name; however, it's the only way to be visually accurate, per se, seeing it shown in Finder to have the appearance that it is a dot file without actually showing the hidden .vscode folder.

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This may help you out:

Showing hidden files in specific directories?

I think it provides a good workaround. Not sure that there is anyway directly to make that one .someFile type not hidden.

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