Tomcat: Enable directory listings by overriding the server default web.xml

gistfile1.txt

<!-- Enable directory listings by overriding the server default web.xml -->
<!-- definition for the default servlet -->
<servlet>
    <servlet-name>DefaultServletOverride</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet</servlet-class>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>listings</param-name>
        <param-value>true</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<!-- Add a mapping for our new default servlet -->
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>DefaultServletOverride</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>