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Problem 2625. Shorten pathname

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Given a pathname string, return a condensed version by replacing intermediate folders with '..'.

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If

fullpath = 'C:\foo\bar\baz\qux';

then

shortpath = 'C:\..\qux';
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47.46% Correct | 52.54% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Feb 27, 2025

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