Only show hidden files in certain directories

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Published on 2010-03-19T07:25:49Z Indexed on 2010/03/19 7:31 UTC
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On a Unix system (or more specifically on OS X) is it possible to show hidden files in only some directories? For example as a developer I want to see the hidden files in my Rails projects but not on my desktop as well.

I guess I'm just tired of seeing all these .DS_Store and .trashes files swimming around, any remedies not directly related are welcome too!

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