How can I show only an .htaccess file in the Finder?
I'm a web developer. I really need to use .htaccess
file.
How can make Finder show only the .htaccess
file and not all the file prefixed with .
?
I am running OS X Lion.
Solution 1:
To my best knowledge, you cannot selectively display dot files in Finder. However, if you just need a way to easily open them via Finder, you could create a symlink to the file in its directory, omitting the dot in the name, i.e.:
- open Terminal,
cd
into your folder; -
ln -s $PWD/.htaccess $PWD/htaccess
.
You can then open the file by double-clicking the newly created link, select an editor in the link’s context menu etc. However, if you want to copy, up- or download your .htaccess
file, you are stuck with Terminal, full display of all dot files, or temporarily renaming the file (to _htaccess
, say).
Solution 2:
Tried many method, the best way for me is use Houdini.
Houdini can easily hide and display all hidden.