path

[ggalan]

what does this mean ./
../ is one level up
/ is root level

google doesnt seem to accept symbols
thanks

[Beverleyh]

It means 'this' directory

[Beverleyh]

Better explanation: http://www.linfo.org/dot_slash.html

[djr33]

Simple answer: the two following paths are equivalent:
./file.ext
file.ext

Technically you don't need the trailing slash. . is the current directory.

In some not-so-user-friendly file browsing programs (and anything command line) you will see two extra directories: .. (parent directory) and . (current directory).