Folder Structure of Tomcat

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The following folders automatically created in the Tomcat's directory. The below table will explain the folders and their usefulness.

The Tomcat Directory Structure
/bin	This directory contains the startup and shutdown scripts for both Windows and Linux.
/conf	This directory contains the main configuration files for Tomcat. The two most important are the server.xml and the global web.xml .
/server	This directory contains the Tomcat Java Archive files.
/lib	This directory contains Java Archive files that Tomcat is dependent upon.
/logs	This directory contains Tomcat's log files.
/src	This directory contains the source code used by the Tomcat server. Once Tomcat is released, it will probably contain interfaces and abstract classes only.
/webapps	All web applications are deployed in this directory; it contains the WAR file.
/work	This is the directory in which Tomcat will place all servlets that are generated from JSPs. If you want to see exactly how a particular JSP is interpreted, look in this directory.