title: Create and read from directories in tomcat
body: <p>I need to create directories and read from them in a servlet.</p>
  
  <p>If I wanted to create a folder in my <code>webapps/appName</code> directory, what should I do to achieve this?</p>
  
  <p>Currently if I do:</p>
  
  <pre><code>File file = new File("conf\Conf.xml");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This will look into the directory "{TOMCAT_HOME}\bin\" </p>
  
  <p>How do I point my default directory to "{TOMCAT_HOME}\webapps\appName\"</p>