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mvn archetype — Generate a new Maven project from a predefined template (archetype). More information: <https://mave

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Problem

How to use the mvn archetype command: Generate a new Maven project from a predefined template (archetype). More information: <https://maven.apache.org/archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/usage.html>.

Solution

mvn archetype — Generate a new Maven project from a predefined template (archetype). More information: <https://maven.apache.org/archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/usage.html>.

Generate a new project interactively:

mvn archetype:generate

Generate a project non-interactively with specific archetype and project parameters:

mvn archetype:generate --define archetypeGroupId={{group_id}} --define archetypeArtifactId={{artifact_id}} --define archetypeVersion={{version}} --define groupId={{project_group_id}} --define artifactId={{project_name}} --define interactiveMode=false

Code Snippets

Generate a new project interactively

mvn archetype:generate

Generate a project non-interactively with specific archetype and project parameters

mvn archetype:generate --define archetypeGroupId={{group_id}} --define archetypeArtifactId={{artifact_id}} --define archetypeVersion={{version}} --define groupId={{project_group_id}} --define artifactId={{project_name}} --define interactiveMode=false

Context

tldr-pages: common/mvn archetype

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