How to Show All Hidden Files inside Mac Terminal

By default, some files are hidden on Mac computers. This is for your own protection. However, sometimes you need to see and access them.

To show all hidden files inside a specific directory:

  1. Open your Mac Terminal
  2. Navigate to the directory
  3. Run this command ls -lha

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