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HTML One Solution

Posted by Marc Gleason
Marc Gleason
3,175 Points

I was linking from the about page to the home page instead of using "../" I accidentally just used a "/" and it worked?

Why did it let me go back up to the main html page without using the "../"?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

A plain slash ("/") is an absolute reference to the root folder. If your current file is in a folder one level below the root folder, going up one level ("../") also puts you at the root.

Also, if you are already in the root folder, then the "go up" part of ("../") is ignored.

What these do would be different if you start from a folder more than one level below the root.

Israel Teixeira
Israel Teixeira
8,836 Points
Israel Teixeira
Israel Teixeira
8,836 Points

Both "\" and "/" worked for me. Is it just a matter of self preference? If you're using VS Code and right click the file > Copy Relative Path, it will give you a path using "\". Thanks