Maven : mvn command cheat sheet - 2020

This is really cheap mvn command cheat sheet.

create java project:

$ mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=org.yourcompany.project -DartifactId=application

create web project:

$ mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=org.yourcompany.project -DartifactId=application
-DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-webapp

clean project: will delete target directory:

$ mvn clean

validate project: validate the project is correct and all necessary information is available:

$ mvn validate

compile project: compile source code, classes stored in target/classes:

$ mvn compile

test project: run tests using a suitable unit testing framework:

$ mvn test

package project: take the compiled code and package it in its distributable format, such as a JAR / WAR:

$ mvn package

verify project: run any checks to verify the package is valid and meets quality criteria:

$ mvn verify

install project: install the package into the local repository, for use as a dependency in other projects locally:

$ mvn install

deploy project: done in an integration or release environment, copies the final package to the remote repository for sharing with other developers and projects:

$ mvn deploy

deploy-file: can be used for deploying a external jar file to repository:

$ mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=/path/to/jar/file -DrepositoryId=repos-server -Durl=http
://repos.company.org/test -DgroupId=javax -DartifactId=mail -Dpackaging=jar
-Dversion=1.0.1