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p_shal09
Nov 2, 2003, 09:41 PM
Whenver we make a dir in DOS , there are two directories created by default with the name
.
And
..

What does this signify??

Is it related to.. in cd..

Please Help

Tks

psi42
Nov 5, 2003, 07:04 PM
. Refers to the current directory

.. refers to the directory that contains the current directory

For example, cd.. will take you up one level to the directory that contains the directory you are currently in.

Cd . Will just take you to the directory you are currently in.


~psi42