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Asked: 2026-05-14T03:56:22+00:00

So I set up a new project into Eclipse and created a build.xml that

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So I set up a new project into Eclipse and created a build.xml that creates a war file. The problem that I am having is that the only files that are included in the war are what’s in the WEB-INF. How do you include my web folder into the war?

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    • src
    • web
    • WEB-INF
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  1. Editorial Team

    (edited for correctness and clarity)

    Assuming Project Setup as follows:

    • Project
      • src (java source files)
      • web (web content)
      • WEB-INF (with at least a web.xml inside)
      • build (build.xml is here)

    Here’s a quick ant script to war it up:

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
<project name="sample" basedir="../" default="war">

    <target name="compile">
        <delete dir="build/classes"/>
        <mkdir dir="build/classes"/>
        <javac srcdir="src" destdir="build/classes"/>
    </target>

    <target name="war" depends="compile">
        <war destfile="myWar.war" webxml="WEB-INF/web.xml">
            <fileset dir="web"/>
            <classes dir="build/classes"/>
            <webinf dir="WEB-INF"/>
        </war>
    </target>

</project>

    See the Ant user manual for the war task for more information.

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