[Boost-users] Re: Using filenames starting with a dot

Uli Türk wrote:

I wanted to create a hidden files (for configuration etc) by starting the filename with a dot on a Linux system. The following line aborts the program when filename is a std::string starting with a dot:

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boost::filesystem::path filename_complete = basepath / filename;

Are there any tricks for that?

You need to use a native path. Read up on native path representations and the name check mechanism in the documentation for "boost/filesystem/path.hpp". HTH, Markus