how to allow files starting with period and no extension in windows 2003 server? [closed]
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09-06-2019 - |
Question
How can I create this file in a directory in windows 2003 SP2:
.hgignore
I get error: You must type a file name.
Solution
That's a "feature" of Windows Explorer. Try to create your files from a command line (or from a batch/program you wrote) and it should work fine. Try this from a dos prompt:
echo Hello there! > .hgignore
OTHER TIPS
By the way Raymond Chen had a blog post about this topic a while back:
Why doesn't Explorer let you create a file whose name begins with a dot?
In which he mentions
You can do it from the command line or use your favorite file management tool.
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