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Shell access<\/a> is a great feature on our servers. This allows you to connect to the server and issue commands via a command line terminal. For many, this is faster as well as more convenient. There are many commands available for use in the command line terminal. Below is a list of some of the more common commands that you can use when managing your site using SSH access. Some may require root access<\/a> and will only be available on VPS and Dedicated servers when logged in as the root user.<\/p>\n

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chown<\/a><\/td>\ngrep<\/a><\/td>\nhistory<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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