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dot dot dot

Posted by Chin Loong on January 27, 2002 at 11:02 AM

the dot (.) means "local directory"
double dot (..) means "parent directory"

the same u get when u type [cd .] in command prompt. so when u type [cd ..] it means go up one directory from the current one.

• Dots Matt Gerrans January 27, 2002 at 3:03 PM (0)