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Miriam Allman
Courses Plus Student 1,761 PointsI don't understand this code
href="../../index.html">Home</a></li> why the two forward slashes?
2 Answers
Matt Brock
28,330 PointsHey Miriam, two dots followed by a forward slash tells a program to look in the folder one level up. It can be useful, but you have to be careful using relative paths like these since the reference would change if you move the resource.
In contrast, a single dot references the current directory. Here's a good article explaining this stuff: http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/absolute-vs-relative-pathslinks/.
Miriam Allman
Courses Plus Student 1,761 PointsThanks Matt,
I figured out the problem - the folder was two levels up - as soon as I added a second ../ - the page linked to the original page perfectly. Learn something every day - love it
Miriam
Matt Brock
28,330 PointsGreat! Glad you got it figured out :)