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Extended Parent Directory Names


CMD.EXE allows you to extend the traditional syntax for naming the parent 
directory, by adding additional [.] characters.  Each additional [.] 
represents an additional directory level above the current directory.  For 
example, .\FILE.DAT refers to a file in the current directory, ..\FILE.DAT 
refers to a file one level up (in the parent directory), and ...\FILE.DAT 
refers to a file two levels up (in the parent of the parent directory). 
 If you are in the C:\DATA\FINANCE\JANUARY directory and want to copy the 
file LETTERS.DAT from the directory C:\DATA to drive A: 


        [C:\DATA\FINANCE\JANUARY] copy ...\LETTERS.DAT A:


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