Bug 489680 - Cannot include directories starting with .
Summary: Cannot include directories starting with .
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Setup-Collections (show other bugs)
Version: 8.3.0
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2024-07-03 14:38 UTC by Bravo Baavo
Modified: 2024-07-03 15:05 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Version Fixed In: 8.4.0
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Description Bravo Baavo 2024-07-03 14:38:24 UTC 
SUMMARY
Directories starting with a "." are not imported. The collections menu says this is by default, but I've not been able to enable it.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a folder of which the name starts with .
2. Put images in the folder
3. Try to import them.

OBSERVED RESULT
Digikam will not import anything.

EXPECTED RESULT
Digikam will not import anything, but it should be configurable.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 22.04
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12 (built against 5.15.12)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Bravo Baavo 2024-07-03 14:39:45 UTC 
Forgot to mention, I tried adding the following filters to the Ignore List to see if it would enable searching hidden directories, but none worked:
-.
-.*
-./
-.*/
Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2024-07-03 14:54:01 UTC 
'.*' folder are hidden directories under Linux. So the behavior is normal.

Gilles Caulier
Comment 3 Maik Qualmann 2024-07-03 14:56:06 UTC 
Directories beginning with a "." dot are hidden directories under Linux. digiKam intentionally ignores directories beginning with a "." For example, our trash ".dtrash" in the collection is also a hidden folder that is ignored. We will not change this behavior.

Maik