This document outlines the recommendations for installing Apache Tomcat on a LINUX/UNIX compatible operating system.  The layout of files outlined in this document differ from the default package published by the Apache Software Foundation in order to remain compatible with the File System Hierarchy Standard maintained by the LINUX Foundation.

References

For additional information on the topics discussed in this document, please refer to the information sources described below.

File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

This standard consists of a set of requirements and guidelines for file and directory placement under UNIX-like operating systems. The guidelines are intended to support interoperability of applications, system administration tools, development tools, and scripts as well as greater uniformity of documentation for these systems.

Web Site: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
HTML Version of Specification: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html

Tomcat Guide - Gentoo LINUX

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/java/tomcat-guide.xml