Windows – Create/rename a file/folder that begins with a dot in Windows

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Many programs needs folder names that starts with a dot, like .emacs.d, .gimp-2.2, .jedit etc. How do I create such a folder?

When using the Windows Explorer in Windows 2000 (and other versions), I get an error message saying "You have to enter a filename". The only solution I have come up with, is to open a command prompt (Start > Run > "CMD" > OK) and enter mkdir .mydir.

Why have Microsoft this error message in the Explorer, but not in the command shell? Is there any registry hack out there to fix this, so that I am able to enter the folder name directly in the Explorer?

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To create/rename on windows explorer, just rename to .name. - The additional dot at the end is necessary, and will be removed by Windows Explorer.

To create a new file begins with a dot, on command prompt:

echo testing > .name

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You're assuming that the OS is going to expand the *.png for you, but since it's buried inside the quoted string for the command line argument, the expansion won't happen. This should fix the issue:

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Note that the %%i is only necessary if this is contained in a batch file. If you're running the command directly at the prompt, %i is required instead.

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