Is it Possible to Start Tomcat Manager using command prompt!

Hi All,

wget http://<username>:<password>@<hostname>:<port>/manager/list -O - -q
   using this command i can able to stop , start , reload everything i can able to do once i start the tomcat , now i have some doubt legends.
  1. Is this is a secure way using wget to start, stop, reload the application.??

  2. or is there any options available to start the tomcat manager using terminal ??

Please guide me guys!! to solve this thread. _

            With Regards

Anish kumar.V