How to determine whether a file or folder is hidden in Mac OS X, like we have GetFileAttributes in Windows?
How to determine whether a file or folder is hidden in Mac OS X,
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How to determine whether a file or folder is hidden in Mac OS X, like we have GetFileAttributes in Windows?
See Is the file hidden?
(The matter is complicated because there are multiple factors that can cause a file to be “hidden” – the Launch Services approach described in the linked post ought to cover all of them.)