Alternative Relative Path format

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I came across this "././mail/contact_me.php" in a .js file. First I thought this is a syntax error for the relative path "../../mail/contact_me.php". However if I change it to this, the script does not work. Thus I presume "././" does have a meaning. I could not find any discussions on this on the web.

Possible duplicate of [What does "./" (dot slash) refer to in terms of an HTML file path location?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7591240/what-does-dot-slash-refer-to-in-terms-of-an-html-file-path-location) — DrakaSAN, Aug 18 '17 at 16:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '17 at 16:36

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./ is for the current directory.
../ is for the parent directory of the current directory.
Thus ../../ means "go up by two levels in the directory structure".
Instead ././ is probably a typo since it would refer twice to the current directory. This is not an syntax error, but it is redundant. ./mail/contact_me.php should be equivalent.

answered Aug 18 '17 at 16:36

Martin S

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Thanks Martin. Understood. – user3811448 Aug 19 '17 at 15:15

Alternative Relative Path format

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