Macos – Is it possible to toggle hidden files without relaunching Finder

Open a Terminal and enter:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

Then, relaunch Finder by typing:

killall Finder

To reverse that, just enter:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE

1. Open Automator
2. Create new service
3. Choose to receive selected Files and Folders in Finder (note: this actually won't work too well on folders...)

4. Add action Run Shell Script, set Shell to /bin/bash and Pass input to "as arguments", and enter this script:

   for file; do
       if [[ -d "$file" ]]; then
           echo "$(basename "$file") is a directory"
       else
           cd "$(dirname "$file")"
           /usr/bin/openssl sha1 "$(basename "$file")"
       fi
   done | tr "\n" "\r"
   

5. Add action Run Applescript, and enter this script:

   on run {input, parameters}
       tell application "System Events"
           activate
           display dialog input buttons {"OK"} default button 1
       end tell
   end run
   

6. Save the service with a descriptive name