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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nix/libstore/store-api.cc b/nix/libstore/store-api.cc
index 781fb9e693..38a1403a71 100644
--- a/nix/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/nix/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void checkStoreName(const string & name)
/* Disallow names starting with a dot for possible security
reasons (e.g., "." and ".."). */
if (string(name, 0, 1) == ".")
- throw Error(format("invalid name: `%1%'") % name);
+ throw Error(format("invalid name: `%1%' (can't begin with dot)") % name);
foreach (string::const_iterator, i, name)
if (!((*i >= 'A' && *i <= 'Z') ||
(*i >= 'a' && *i <= 'z') ||