Managing Linux® Systems with Webmin™ System Administration and Module Development

41.8. Editing Directory Aliases

To simplify life for users that frequently need to access directories with long paths, WU-FTPD allows you to define directory aliases that can be used when changing to a different directory. This means that someone using a command-line FTP client can enter cd stuff: instead of cd /usr/local/etc/stuff, assuming that a suitable alias has been created.

To set up aliases, follow these steps:

1.	On the module's main page, click on the Aliases and Paths icon.
2.	The CD directory aliases field is actually a table that lists existing aliases (if any) and always has one blank row for adding a new one. In the first empty field under the Alias name column, enter the name for a new alias like stuff: or junk:. There is no requirement ...