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Re:Preview, the Mac app people forget about by rovolo on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:14PM (#31319843)
> The problem is that's not going to be an easy thing to remember.

'G' for "Go to folder". cmd-G is standardized as "Find Next" across apps, so you add "shift" to do an app-specific behavior.

> I want to be able to view hidden files on demand.

cmd-shift-'.' . The '.' matches the prefix for auto-hidden files.

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Re:Preview, the Mac app people forget about by chipotle_coyote on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:47PM (#31321932)
> cmd-shift-'.' . The '.' matches the prefix for auto-hidden files.

This is definitely not behavior I'm seeing in either file picking dialogs or Finder windows.

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Re:Preview, the Mac app people forget about by rovolo on Thursday May 12, 2022 @05:31PM (#31360352)
I tested it again locally and it's working for me. Just for you to double check, here's an article with pictures:

https://osxdaily.com/2018/02/12/show-hidden-files-mac-keyboa...

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