Linux for Java Programmer - Tomcat and File Operation

1. Download Tomcat

wget http://apache.mirror.aussiehq.net.au/tomcat/tomcat-6/v6.0.26/bin/apache-tomcat-6.0.26.tar.gz

2.Extract tar file

tar xvzf apache-tomcat-6.0.26.tar.gz

3. list directory

ls

-l
-s show hide file

4. Move file to another directory

sudo mv apache-tomcat-6.0.26 /usr/local/tomcat

Folder "apache-tomcat-6.0.26" will be moved to "usr/local" and renamed as "tomcat"

5. go to directory

cd /usr/local/tomcat/webapps

Press "tab" key can get your directory name completed automatically.
cd ..
cd ~

6. Delete file or directory

Let's delete a single file, "RUNNTING.txt"

rm RUNNTING.txt

Let's delete the example webapp

rm -rf examples

Remove all files and directories (recursive removal)

7. Start and shutdown Tomcat

start:

sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh

shutdown:

sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh