How do you hide alias folders in Tiger? I already know how to hide normal folders using the terminal with "/Developer/Tools/SetFile -a v", but this doesn't apply to aliases.
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No, I've tried that before but it seems that does not apply to alias folders. When I do that to an alias it just hides the folder that the alias is for.Apple said:
Forgive me if I'm saying something stupid and obvious, but have you tried using the -noResolve flag in setfile?
In other words, setfile -a -noResolve V ....
See this:
http://developer.apple.com/tools/mpw-tools/commandref/setfile.html
In other words, setfile -a -noResolve V ....
See this:
http://developer.apple.com/tools/mpw-tools/commandref/setfile.html
I get this...mkrishnan said:
Code:
G5:~ Karl$ /Developer/Tools/SetFile -a -noResolve V /Users/Karl/Documents/iChats/
Invalid File Attribute Specified.Invalid File Attribute Specified.Invalid File Attribute Specified.Invalid File Attribute Specified.ERROR: File Not Found. (-43) on file: VSorry, Karl, I didn't read the docs carefully enough...(well, I guess, neither did you! 
) The order of operators is important... the "v" is part of the -a tag. Try this, instead:
setfile (filename) -a v -noResolve
) The order of operators is important... the "v" is part of the -a tag. Try this, instead:setfile (filename) -a v -noResolve