Hi Everett
The system directories and files have the hidden flag set on them.
This flag affects Finder and other GUI applications, and hides these
files from view. You can do one of two things:
1. Remove the hidden flag from these folders or
2. Set the finder to show all files (the easiest)
To set the finder to show all files, open terminal and use this command:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Then restart finder via the force quit dialog. This will show all
files in Finder from now on, ignoring the hidden flag.
Finder doesn't change the layout of the filesystem at all, it just
usually handles the hidden flag.
If you wish to remove the hidden flag, use the chflags command like
this:
chflags nohidden filename
hth
On Jan 22, 2009, at 18:38, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
Good evening,
I've noticed that the filesystem does not map directy to finder,
that or there are hidden folders in finder.
For example, Under my hard drive I expect to find a folder named
"etc", as doing a "cd /etc" will take me to that folder in terminal.
Is there a way to get finder to show the actual filesystem?
Thanks,
Everett
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