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ISHITA BHASIN
1,097 Pointsgoing back to index.html from the 2017 articles.html
instead of ../../ i did /../ and it works the same. Hope i can do this and it is correct?
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John Lack-Wilson
8,181 PointsHey Ishita, they're not quite the same - although they could both be right, depending on the situation.
/ usually indicates the root directory
./ usually indicates the current directory
../ usually indicates the directory above the current one
Therefore, ../../ means to go up two levels of the directory structure. I would always recommend being very specific about which directory to avoid any errors.
ISHITA BHASIN
1,097 Pointsok, so even though i am getting the same it is best to do ../ twice (or as needed) in order to avoid mistakes?
John Lack-Wilson
8,181 PointsYeah exactly, it’s always best to be explicit with your intentions in code