Creating a Java Basic Maven Project

  • Navigate to the directory where you have to create a the project folder. (Project folder is created by maven itself)
  • Run the below maven command

Syntax :

mvn archetype:generate 
	-DgroupId={project-packaging}
	-DartifactId={project-name}
	-DarchetypeArtifactId={maven-template} 
	-DinteractiveMode=false

Example :

mvn archetype:generate \
	-DgroupId=com.heapwizard \
	-DartifactId=java-maven-demo \
	-DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart \
	-DinteractiveMode=false \

Note: You need to execute it as a single line in terminal

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.heapwizard -DartifactId=java-maven-demo -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false
  • Now import the project in eclipse.
    • File – Import – Existing Maven Project – Finish

Execute the default main class and test :

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