Install Apache Maven on macOS

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∟Install Apache Maven on macOS

This section provides a tutorial on how to install Apache Maven as a tool to build Java applications on macOS.

If you want to develop Java applications on macOS, you should consider to install Apache Maven build tool. Here is what I did to install Apache Maven.

1. Go to Maven download Website at https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi".

2. Click apache-maven-3.6.2-bin.tar.gz to save it to the Downloads directory.

3. Start a Terminal window and run these commands to install it:

herong$ cd ~/Downloads
herong$ tar -xf apache-maven-3.6.2-bin.tar
herong$ sudo mkdir /Library/Maven
herong$ sudo mv apache-maven-3.6.2/ /Library/Maven/

4. Verify the installation by running the "mvn" command.

herong$ /Library/Maven/apache-maven-3.6.2/bin/mvn --help

usage: mvn [options] [<goal(s)>] [<phase(s)>]

Options:
 -am,--also-make                        If project list is specified, also
                                        build projects required by the
                                        list
 -amd,--also-make-dependents            If project list is specified, also
                                        build projects that depend on
                                        projects on the list
 -B,--batch-mode                        Run in non-interactive (batch)
                                        mode (disables output color)
 -b,--builder <arg>                     The id of the build strategy to
                                        use
 -C,--strict-checksums                  Fail the build if checksums don't
                                        match
 -c,--lax-checksums                     Warn if checksums don't match
 -cpu,--check-plugin-updates            Ineffective, only kept for
                                        backward compatibility
 -D,--define <arg>                      Define a system property
 -e,--errors                            Produce execution error messages
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