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

From: Markus Schöpflin (markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-28 02:11:06

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:
> 
>  > 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