How to get a div to resize its height to fit container?

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Simple Way

You can achieve this with setting both the top and bottom attributes of the nav to 0 and the position: absolute. Set the container to position: relative.

See how this is done

Modern Way (Flexbox)

IE11+ and all modern browsers support flexbox.

.container {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.child {
  flex-grow: 1;
}

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