In linux What is meant by ".. "
In linux
What is meant by ".. "
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Double dots in Linux
In Linux can create directories. which is nothing but a folder. Directories a re used to store files. Each file carries content and file name. In some times there will be a directory with in a directory and so on(Sub directories). So the first on will be the parent directory and which directory is currently using known as current directory .
Here the ".." the double dot used . The double dots (..) is used to access the parent directory. By using ".." command can move to the parent directory from the current directory. There is a single dot command also which used to represent the current directory or meta-location( that is the directory where currently in.).
The ".." the double dot helps to navigate directories from current directory to parent directory. In another word the ".." the double dot provide a backtrack navigation in directories.
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