How to show hidden system files on your Mac OS X 10.6

To show hidden system files on Mac OS X I was using a terminal:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

To Hide system files on Mac OS X i was also using a terminal

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles False
killall Finder

But… It too much typing for a simple  stuff… Why not use an Automator to show a hidden system files in one click or bind it to keyboard shortcut?

This is what i did:

1. Open an Automator

2. Click on Run Shelf Script

3. Type an usual terminal command to show hidden system files for Mac OS X. Or copy and paste it:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

4. File -> Save As -> Applications->ShowHiddenFiles.app

5. To hide system files, change TRUE to FALSE

6. Repeat step 4 to hide system files:  File -> Save As -> Applications->HideFiles.app

Now, to show files, just run ShowHiddenFiles.app, to hide, run HideFiles.app.

You can also save this as a script for Finder, but i don’t like to use right click on my mouse.