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echo ${PWD#${PWD%/*/*}/}
Can anyone explain this in detail ...

echo ${PWD#${PWD%/*/*}/}

[PWD is the present working directory]


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Have a look at:

Bash Reference Manual

and here,

Code:
echo ${PWD#${PWD%/*/*}/}

is 
echo ${PWD#X/}

where X = ${PWD%/*/*}

i.e it's a split in a split....
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