title: What does slash dot refer to in a file path?
body: <p>I'm trying to install a <code>grunt</code> template on my computer but I'm having issues. I realized that perhaps something different is happening because of the <a href="http://gruntjs.com/project-scaffolding" rel="nofollow">path given by the Grunt docs</a>, which is</p>
  
  <pre><code>%USERPROFILE%\.grunt-init\
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What does that <code>.</code> mean before <code>grunt-init</code>?</p>
  
  <p>I've tried to do the whole import manually but it also isn't working</p>
  
  <pre><code> git clone https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-init-gruntfile.git "C:\Users\Imray\AppData\Roaming\npm\gru
  nt-init\"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get a message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>fatal: could not create work tree dir 'C:\Users\Imray\AppData\Roaming\npm\.grunt-init"'.: Invalid argument
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does it have to do with this <code>/.</code>? What does it mean?</p>