ParentDirectory

ParentDirectory[] gives the parent of the current working directory.

• ParentDirectory["dir"] gives the parent of the directory dir.
• ParentDirectory["dir", n] gives the directory n levels up from dir.

Examples

ParentDirectory[]

ParentDirectory["/path/to/some/dir", 2]

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