Settings

Links

Location

The settings.xml file is created in your local .m2 repository.

Linux

~/.m2/settings.xml

Windows Vista:

C:\Users\Patrick\.m2\settings.xml

Windows XP

C:\Documents and Settings\patrickk\.m2\settings.xml

Documentation

Check out the documentation in the settings.xml file in your [maven2]/conf directory…

C:\tools\maven-2.0.4\conf\settings.xml

Local Repository Location

To set the location of the local repository:

<settings>
  <localRepository>c:/repository/maven2</localRepository>
</settings>

Mirrors

Using Mirrors for Repositories, Mirrors.

Profiles

See notes on profiles, Profiles.

Repositories

Add the following to your ~/.m2/settings.xml file:

<settings>
  <activeProfiles>
    <activeProfile>default</activeProfile>
  </activeProfiles>
  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <id>default</id>
      <repositories>
        <repository>
          <id>myserver</id>
          <name>My Development</name>
          <url>http://myserver/repository</url>
          <layout>default</layout>
        </repository>
      </repositories>
    </profile>
  </profiles>
</settings>

Resources

Properties can be copied from the Maven 2 settings.xml file, Filter Resource Files