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Date:      Sun, 11 Jan 1998 21:51:18 +0000
From:      Jason Wells <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
To:        mtg@dmi.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Poof.... it's gone??
Message-ID:  <3.0.3.32.19980111215118.007b0e90@jcwells.deskmail.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <34B9B02F.E6B@dmi.net>

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At 21:54 1/11/98 -0800, Michael T. Gray, met wrote:
>Hi,
>	Managed to get my first server up just a couple days ago. Asked
>everyone about FTP Serving software for webpages to customers. One of
>the most frequent suggestions was wu-ftpd. I downloaded, installed ran
>the Make utility, looks like everything worked fine. Now where did that
>file go? I am still having a bit of trouble understanding where files
>are going and why. I know DOS very well, UNIX is still new (~ week).

For your specific question, try looking in /usr/ports/net. This response
makes the assumption that your system is organized like mine. :)

Read man hier for info on the way your directory structure is organized
"out of the box." I highly recommend follow this man page as your system
grows. It will help to keep you sane as you add beaucoup applications.

One pointer on your filesystem that I must share with you at this
opportunity. This is a gross generalization. It is based on my personal
mistakes. You will understand why once you grow more accustomed to how your
filesystem is organized. 

Don't use the '/' hierarchy for anything that you add or store. Put things
that you wish to add or store within '/usr' somewhere. The '/' hierarchy is
actually a small seperate partition with all the really important stuff in
it. '/' has your kernel and things you need to start your system in the
event of an emergency. You do not want to fill it up with junk if you can
help it.

Later,
Jason Wells



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