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On a Windows machine, it's easy to set a file or folder as hidden (or show it again). On Mac, it isn't quite so obvious. There's no option for this from the UI. Like most Unix-inspired systems, OSX follows the convention that filenames are hidden if they start with a dot ( . ), but this doesn't translate well to Windows which doesn't obey this convention. A good example are the  annoying .DS_Store files that OSX leaves behind and stick out like a sore thumb on a Windows filesystem. Well, instead of (or in addition to) prefixing files with a dot, you can set the hidden flag on the file and it won't show up. The command: chflags hidden To clear the hidden flag: chflags nohidden To see all files, even the hidden ones, from the command line: ls -la To show hidden files in Finder, use this command on Mavericks: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE Use this for earlier versions of the OS: defaults write com.appl...

If you're using Netbeans and you want to enable code folding for a particular region, use this: // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Private Methods"> // Your code goes here... // </editor-fold> This will result in a code-folding region in your code.