java - Generate war file from tomcat webapp folder

Question

I have a tomcat server working, and there I have a webapp folder my_web_app.

I didn't deploy the project; I only have that folder of that application (as TOMCAT_DIR/webapps/my_web_app).

What I need is a WAR file. How can I create a .war file from this webapp?

Answer 1

You can create .war file back from your existing folder.

Using this command

cd /to/your/folder/location
jar -cvf my_web_app.war *