Mvn command fails when I try to setup a new quickstart project

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I am trying to use below command to download a existing quickstart project using Maven but it throws error.

mvn -DarchetypeVersion=5.2.5 -Darchetype.interactive=false -DarchetypeArtifactId=quickstart -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.tapestry -DgroupId=de.laliluna \ -Dpackage=de.laliluna.helloworld -DartifactId=helloworld --batch-mode \ -DarchetypeRepository=http://tapestry.apache.org archetype:generate
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 0.114 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2015-07-26T23:30:40+05:30
[INFO] Final Memory: 4M/77M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] The goal you specified requires a project to execute but there is no POM in this directory (C:\Windows\System32). Please verify you invoked Maven from the correct directory. -> [Help 1]
[ERROR]
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e swit ch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MissingProject Exception
C:\Windows\System32>

Somebody help me here pls ? :) Edit : I just noticed the command is three line command. I am new to maven and learning hibernate now. Any help on how to execute below command ?

mvn -DarchetypeVersion=5.2.5 -Darchetype.interactive=false -DarchetypeArtifactId=quickstart -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.tapestry -DgroupId=de.laliluna \
-Dpackage=de.laliluna.helloworld -DartifactId=helloworld --batch-mode \
-DarchetypeRepository=http://tapestry.apache.org archetype:generate

The error says that you're running it in a directory without a POM. You have to run maven in a directory with a POM. — fdsa, Jul 26 '15 at 19:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '15 at 18:21

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Error is in your code snippet is that there is no pom.xml file present where you are trying the mvn command go the folder where pom.xml is present then perform the actions you want to do.

For example

cd c:\workspace\project where your pom.xml is then you can apply the commands

mvn clean,install,package

answered Jul 26 '15 at 18:21

Akshay jain

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I am not sure but the instructions told me to just run the command to download a quick start project.I have no project or pom – Raja Jul 26 '15 at 18:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

You're probably on Windows. The character to split commands across multiple lines on Windows is ^, not \. Probably easier to just stick the whole command on one line though:

mvn -DarchetypeVersion=5.2.5 -Darchetype.interactive=false -DarchetypeArtifactId=quickstart -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.tapestry -DgroupId=de.laliluna -Dpackage=de.laliluna.helloworld -DartifactId=helloworld --batch-mode -DarchetypeRepository=http://tapestry.apache.org archetype:generate

Mvn command fails when I try to setup a new quickstart project

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