Using scripts

The Tomcat startup scripts are found within your project under the bin folder. Each script is available either as a Windows batch file (.bat), or as a Unix shell script (.sh). The behavior of either variant is very similar, and so I'll focus on their general structure and responsibilities, rather than on any operating system differences. However, it is to be noted that the Unix scripts are often more readable than the Windows batch files.

Note

In the following text, the specific extension has been omitted, and either .bat or .sh should be substituted as appropriate. Furthermore, while the Windows file separator '\' has been used, it can be substituted with a '/' as appropriate.

The overall structure of the scripts is as shown you will most often invoke the startup script.

Note that the shutdown script has a similar call structure. However, given its simplicity, it lends itself to fairly easy investigation, and so I leave it as an exercise for the reader.

Both startup and shutdown...