/hide

CLI tool to show/hide folders from the GUI

Primary LanguageShell

hide

quickly & easily hide/show the contents of a directory

Demo

Installation

wget https://github.com/EvanCooper9/hide/archive/master.zip

PATH

  • Place in desired directory
  • Add to your .bash_profile : PATH=$PATH:/full/path/to/hide

Setup

hide
> Thank you for installing hide!
> Would you like to enable Auto hide (y/n)? y
> What directory would you like to hide ~/Desktop

Usage

hide [-s] | [-h] | [-d DEST] | [-D] | [-a] | [-A] | [-i] | [-r]

Options

  • -s Show the files of the current profile
  • -h Hide the files of the current profile
  • -d DEST Change the current destination. Where DEST is the destination to hide
  • -D Show the current destination
  • -a Enable/disable Auto hide: show/hide based on the current state
  • -A Show if auto hide is enabled/disabled
  • -i Show hide info page (Only really useful when Auto hide is enabled)
  • -r Restore hide to defaults

Features

Auto hide

Auto hide eliminates the need for the -s and -h flags. It will automatically hide/show the files from the current destination based on the current state. Simple type hide and the rest will be taken care of.