: Folder has gone missing on webserver I was trying to rename a folder on my Linux webserver. I added a double slash infront of older name e.g //foldername. Now the ftp showed this message

@Ravi8258870

Check the files inside the ROOT directory of your server.

Example:

root@dev7:/# cd /
root@dev7:/# ls
bin etc lib mnt root srv usr
boot home lost+found opt sbin sys var
dev initrd.img media proc selinux tmp vmlinuz
root@dev7:/# cd //
root@dev7://# ls
bin etc lib mnt root srv usr
boot home lost+found opt sbin sys var
dev initrd.img media proc selinux tmp vmlinuz
root@dev7://


As you know, ./ means current directory and ../ means parent directory but / and // and even //(...) all go to the ROOT. (Why it displays two // in root@dev7://# beats me.)

My guess is that you now have another folder in your root directory, /test and you should check that.

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