The ".env" file
Posted: 24 Feb 2026, 14:49
Hi! I'm having trouble creating a ".env" file to define variables in File Explorer. The documentation (https://toshelp.terra-master.com/docs/T ... %20start%2 0with%20spaces%20and%20cannot%20contain%20the%20following%20special%20characters%3A%20/%20%23%20%24%20%5E%20*%20%3C%20%3E%20.%20..%20%27%20%22%20.) says: "New file/folder: File or folder names cannot start with spaces and cannot contain the following special characters: / # $ ^ * < > . ... ' " . "". But creating such files is necessary. You can specify variables directly in docker-compose, but it's unsafe. I also tried transferring the ".env" file via SMB, but the error persists. And creating the file each time through the terminal, nano, or VI is inconvenient. Therefore, I think it would be cool to be able to create files with names that begin with a dot.