Problem 2625. Shorten pathname

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

Example

If

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

then

shortpath = 'C:\..\qux';
Solve

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50.51% Correct | 49.49% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Jan 05, 2026

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