Back in the day it was usual for /home/user1/public_html to be exposed as http://server/~user1/ http://server/~user1/ And of course "cd ~", and "cd ~user1" are

Back in the day it was usual for /home/user1/public_html to be exposed as http://server/~user1/ http://server/~user1/ And of course "cd ~", and "cd ~user1" are still everyday commands on pretty much every computer