Problem 3 (12 points): Answer the following questions about theand .. directorie

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Problem 3 (12 points): Answer the following questions about theand .. directories assuming you are currently in the /usr/local/bin directory for each question: a) What specific directory (absolute path) does'.refer to (in this case)i b) What specific directory (absolute path) does..' refer to (in this case? c) If you were to run the command cd../../lib, what would be the new current working directory? (give the absolute path) d) If you were to run the command cd ./system, what would be the new current working directory? (give the absolute path) e) Are the '.' and '..' directories considered to be visible or hidden?

Explanation / Answer

a) . refers to current directory. In this case '.' refers to /usr/local/bin

b) .. refers to parent directory. In this case .. refers to /usr/local

c) Directory would be /usr/lib as we have moved back up to two levels and then to lib folder.

d) Ans is /usr/local/bin/system

e) . and .. are hidden

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