<p>I have encountered multiple CSS specifications where the images are referred to like this:</p> <pre class="prettyprint"><code>./images/bg.jpg </code></pre> <p>I understand that <code>./</code> means "this directory", so what is the difference between <code>./images/bg.jpg</code> and <code>images/bg.jpg</code>? Why would a developer use <code>./</code> in a URL?</p>

What is the point of ./ in ./images?

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I have encountered multiple CSS specifications where the images are referred to like this:

./images/bg.jpg

I understand that ./ means "this directory", so what is the difference between ./images/bg.jpg and images/bg.jpg? Why would a developer use ./ in a URL?

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asked Nov 08 '12 22:11

KatieK

1 Answers

You're correct - there's no difference between the two, so really it's just the individual developer's preference. There's not much more to say about the subject!

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