DOS Tip for Moving from Sub-directory to Sub

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:18:49 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: At DOS, a single dot or period, "." signifies the current directory. A double dot ".." signifies the parent directory. This can be very useful in moving from one sub-directory to another especially when these directories are several directories deep. For example, to move to a directory called C:\WP50\FILES\LETTERS\MAY from a directory called C:\WP50\FILES\LETTERS\JUNE, the user could type CD\WP50\FILES\LETTERS\MAY. A faster way, using the double dots to specify the parent directory (in this case, LETTERS) is to type CD..\MAY. The double dots can also move one from the current directory to the parent. For example, CD.. is equal to typing CD\WP50\FILES\LETTERS. The single dot is not quite as useful, but to illustrate how it could be used: from the C:\WP50\FILES\LETTERS directory, typing CD.\MAY is the same as CD MAY or CD\WP50\FILES\LETTERS\MAY.

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