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Which file managers on Windows handle .filesStartingWithDots?

Which file managers on Windows handle .filesStartingWithDots?

Windows Explorer will not allow to create a file like .htaccess (Apache configuration), .project (Eclipse project files) etc. Which file managers on Windows have support for file and folder names starting with dots?

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Guest [Entry]

"Total commander enables you to make such files directly. You can create it in two ways

press Shift+F4, then write the name; in this case file will be created and opened in your default editor
r-click inside a folder and select New -> Text Document, then write the name; an empty file with the name you wrote will be created"
Guest [Entry]

Windows Explorer can rename any file into one starting with a '.' - you just cannot create a file directly with such a name in Explorer.
Guest [Entry]

"Far Manager allows creating files which start with .:

Press Shift + F4,
Type the file name, for example .htaccess.

A new editor with empty file will be opened, if the file does not exist.

Enter the text, and then save the file by pressing F2.
Far Editor does not save the file if you didn't enter text, as a workaround you can press Space and then Backspace: the editor will be marked as modified and save command will work creating an empty file."