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How to show hidden files and folders in Finder?

I need to back up my repository so I need to find the file, right? I use SurceTree and presume the repository is hidden. I created it in a given folder, and did not see the file even though it functioned fine.

So I presume it's hiding it so I do not delete it by mistake.

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If I were to make it the default to always show hidden files, would I be able to differentiate them from normal files?  I am not sure I would make it the default unless I could also see it was hidden by default.
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Thanks!
How do I hide the hidden files again?

I wanted to ask before using:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
correct .. change TRUE to FALSE ... restart Finder afterwards