Show full directory path in Finder window title bar

If you have ever found yourself command-clicking the title of a Finder window to find out where you are (/Library/Fonts or ~/Library/Fonts is one I've double-checked many times), you'll understand how pleased I was to discover that there is a command which can be entered in Terminal to show full directory paths in Finder window title bars.

Finder windows without paths
Before: Finder windows with directory name only in title bar

In the screenshot above, it is clear that the two Finder windows are displaying different Fonts folders, but it is unclear which is which.

To display the full path, copy and paste the following into Terminal and hit return.

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES

For the changes to take effect, you will need to restart Finder:

killall Finder
Finder windows with paths
After: Finder windows with full directory path in title bar

Confusion resolved! Please note that this is only applicable for OS X 10.5 users.

To revert to the default title bar treatment, simply enter:

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool NO

Then, restart Finder once again:

killall Finder

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