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VPS v1 Support Documentation
The UNIX File System
The UNIX file system is hierarchical in structure. The tilde character (~) is an alias for the Virtual Private Server home directory, accessible only by the Virtual Private Server administrator. Under the home directory are major directories identified by the following names:
~/bin |
Contains Virtual Private Server program files |
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~/dev |
Contains various device nodes |
~/ftp |
Location for anonymous FTP file access |
~/usr |
Contains several important subdirectories, including user account home directories |
~/var |
Contains user account e-mail and log files |
~/www |
A link to the ~/usr/local/etc/httpd directory, which contains all web server configuration, log, and data files |
Under each of these major directories are many subdirectories. Those you should know about when getting started are listed here:
~/ |
The Virtual Private Server home directory and parent of all other Virtual Private \ Server directories |
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~/www/cgi-bin |
CGI and scripts directory |
~/www/htdocs |
Your Web server's home directory. This is where your html documents go. |
~/www/logs |
Contains the Web Server Log Files |
~/www/vhosts |
Used for Virtual Subhosting |