Apple - Open /dev in Finder
Looking at what Finder (1) does using Hopper reveals that there are indeed hard-coded exclusion paths, and it rewrites paths starting with /dev/
to /
.
You can verify this by pressing Command+Shift+G and entering a path starting with /dev/
-- i.e. /dev/foo
. You'll be presented with /
.
(1) Located at /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder
.
It’s not clear if Finder has a special case to avoid this folder, but no - it doesn't want to show that folder.
Normally, I would try the go to functionality using a key shortcut of shift-command-G (or use the pointer and the go menu of Finder) and type in /dev
How to change path in Finder by entering the path manually?
Now, most unix directories are hidden, so toggle hidden files with shift-command-. (period) and you will see it's notably absent.
I’ll keep poking at this, but for now, my Catalina Macs don’t want to show you this in Finder.
A possible solution is to use ForkLift.
- Make sure to grant it full disk access in system preferences for this app when it asks or after you run it once.
- Make sure it's showing hidden files
- /dev shows up like a mounted drive at the root directory