The maven-archetype-quickstart is the most common template for bootstrapping a standard Java application with Maven. You don't usually download it as a standalone file; instead, you "download" it by invoking a Maven command that pulls it from the Maven Central Repository . 1. How to "Download" and Use via Command Line
mvn install:install-file -Dfile=maven-archetype-quickstart-1.5.jar -DpomFile=maven-archetype-quickstart-1.5.pom Use code with caution. What's Inside? how to download maven-archetype-quickstart
Navigate to File > New > Maven Project . Uncheck "Create a simple project" and search for quickstart in the Archetype selection screen. Selecting it triggers the Eclipse M2E plugin to download the artifact from Central. how to download maven-archetype-quickstart
mvn archetype:generate \ -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes \ -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart \ -DarchetypeVersion=1.5 \ -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app \ -DartifactId=my-app \ -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT \ -DinteractiveMode=false Use code with caution. how to download maven-archetype-quickstart