[FIXED] installing a jar file created by maven to local repo

Issue

I ran the following command to install a custom jar in my local repository:

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.5.1:install-file -Dfile=<path-to-file>

but when i try this:

mvn install:install-file -Dfile=E:\jarFiles\utill-1.0.jar -DlocalRepositoryPath=E:\repo

it gives me the following error:

The artifact information is incomplete or not valid:
[ERROR] [0]  'groupId' is missing.
[ERROR] [1]  'artifactId' is missin
[ERROR] [2]  'packaging' is missing
[ERROR] [3]  'version' is missing.

Solution

You have to provide that information (groupId, artifactId, packaging, version) too.

mvn install:install-file  -Dfile=path-to-your-artifact-jar \
                          -DgroupId=your.groupId \
                          -DartifactId=your-artifactId \
                          -Dversion=version \
                          -Dpackaging=jar \
                          -DgeneratePom=true

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Answered By - Abimaran Kugathasan
Answer Checked By - David Marino (JavaFixing Volunteer)