Sometimes you find yourself needing to access hidden files on your Mac, like an .htaccess file from your server, a .bash_profile, a .svn directory. On a Mac anything preceded with a ‘.’ is invisible by default. InvisibliX is a free application that will toggle hidden files to become visible.
First download invisibliX: http://www.read-write.fr/invisiblix/
Here below is a screenshot of invisibliX. If you click on the search item it will automatically show or hide your invisible files. You can also alternatively drag and drop a folder that you want to show the hidden files.
Folder normal:
Folder with hidden files: