There are a number of important directories that you should become familiar with on your Freedom server. A small number of them are listed below:
/tmp – This is a directory intended to hold temporary files. It is special in that any user can create files there.
/var/log – This directory contains most of the log files, which log information about what occurs on your server.
/etc (pronounced “ET-see”) – This directory contains some important configuration files for the system itself that in general you should not need to modify.
/usr/local/etc – This directory contains additional configuration files for many of the preinstalled applications on your server. In most cases, you should not need to modify them.
/usr/local/www – This directory is the home for the Apache Web server. The files which make Apache work are contained in this branch of the filesystem, as are the files that make up your Web sites.
/www – This is a shortcut, or symbolic link, to the /usr/local/www directory.
/ftp/pub – This directory is where you store files that you want to make available to the public through anonymous FTP.
/etc/mail – The configuration files for your mail services are contained in this directory.
For additional information on the basic layout of your filesystem, consult the filesystem hierarchy man page by typing the following command:
> man hier