make copy of file and place in new directory using relative path

Question

i have been stuck on this question for my lab for linux class

Solution 1

First: try to write the answer using absolute path, e.g.

cp /path/to/file.xyz /path/to/the/target/file.xyz

Second: in each directory you can find

. = this directory

.. = parent directory

Third: rewrite the former command using the . and .. dirs. Assuming the current dir is /path/to/ we can write:

cp ./file.xyz ../the/target/

Solution 2

Since this is an assignment I'm not going to give you the answer. But I will point out that every directory has two special directory links:

• . (dot): "This directory"
• .. (dot-dot): "The directory above"

Comments

[dhag]

Hi! Please edit your question to (1) replace the screenshot with text and (2) tell us what you tried.

[G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica']

There are a couple of steps that come before #2: do some research (starting with a review of what you were taught in class) and then try to solve this yourself.