Maven

Basic Structure

Tag	Description
`<!DOCTYPE html>`	defines the document type
`<html>`	defines the root element of an HTML page
`<head>`	contains metadata and scripts
`<title>`	specifies the title of the document
`<body>`	contains the visible page content

Lifecycle	Description
`clean`	- Remove all files generated by the previous build.
`compile`	- Compile the source code of the project.
`test`	- Run tests using a suitable unit testing framework.
`package`	- Package the compiled code into a distributable format.
`install`	- Install the package into the local repository.
`deploy`	- Copy the final package to the remote repository.

Command	Description
`mvn clean`	- Clean the project.
`mvn compile`	- Compile the source code.
`mvn test`	- Run tests.
`mvn package`	- Package the project.
`mvn install`	- Install the project to the local repository.
`mvn deploy`	- Deploy the project to a remote repository.
`mvn clean install`	- Clean and install the project.
`mvn clean test`	- Clean and run tests.
`mvn clean package`	- Clean and package the project.

Item	Description
`pom.xml`	- Project Object Model (POM) configuration file.
`src/`	- Directory containing source code.
`target/`	- Directory containing build output.
`src/test/`	- Directory containing test source code.
`src/main/resources/`	- Directory containing resources.
`src/main/java/`	- Directory containing main Java source code.

Item	Description
`<dependencies>`	- Define project dependencies in the POM file.
`<dependency>`	- Specify a single dependency.
`<groupId>`	- Group or organization that the dependency belongs to.
`<artifactId>`	- Unique identifier for the dependency.
`<version>`	- Version number of the dependency.

Item	Description
`<profiles>`	- Define build profiles in the POM file.
`<profile>`	- Specify a single build profile.
`<id>`	- Unique identifier for the profile.
`<activation>`	- Conditions for activating the profile.
`<properties>`	- Define custom properties in the POM file.

Item	Description
`<plugins>`	- Define build plugins in the POM file.
`<plugin>`	- Specify a single build plugin.
`<groupId>`	- Group or organization that the plugin belongs to.
`<artifactId>`	- Unique identifier for the plugin.
`<version>`	- Version number of the plugin.
`<executions>`	- Configure plugin executions.
`<configuration>`	- Provide configuration options for the plugin.

Item	Description
`<repositories>`	- Define project repositories in the POM file.
`<repository>`	- Specify a single repository.
`<id>`	- Unique identifier for the repository.
`<url>`	- URL of the repository.

Command	Description
`mvn clean compile`	- Clean and compile the source code.
`mvn clean test`	- Clean and run tests.
`mvn clean package`	- Clean and package the project.
`mvn dependency:tree`	- Display the project's dependency tree.
`mvn help:effective-pom`	- Display the effective POM after inheritance and active profiles.

Item	Description
`mvn clean install -PprofileName`	- Activate a specific profile during the build.
`mvn help:active-profiles`	- Display active profiles during the build.