Tomcat deployment script on Debian EC2

deploy.sh

#!/bin/sh

echo "\n Killing the cat..."
/etc/init.d/tomcat7 stop

echo "\n Removing internal organs..."
rm -rf /var/lib/tomcat7/webapps/ROOT
rm -rf /var/lib/tomcat7/webapps/ROOT.war

echo "\n Placing new organs..."
cp /home/admin/$1.war /var/lib/tomcat7/webapps/ROOT.war

echo "\n Resurrecting the cat..."
/etc/init.d/tomcat7 start

echo "\n Open the scrolls..."
tail -f -n 100 /var/lib/tomcat7/logs/catalina.out