How to install jar in maven local repository using mvn command.

Unable to download artifact / jar on maven repo ? Here is how to maven-install jar to local repository example.

All you have to do to install jar locally is to execute below maven command.

Example

mvn install:install-file -Dfile="C:\avi\work\poc\GWT\gwt-sl-1.7.jar" -DgroupId=net.sf.gwtwidget -DartifactId=gwt-sl -Dversion=1.7 -Dpackaging=jar

where:

		

C:\Users\Avi>mvn install:install-file -Dfile="C:\avi\work\poc\GWT\gwt-sl-1.7.jar" -DgroupId=net.sf.gwt-widget -DartifactId=gwt-sl -Dversion=1.7 -Dpackaging=jar`
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
Downloading from central: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-clean-plugin/2.5/maven-clean-plugin-2.5.pom
[WARNING] Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:jar:2.5
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------< org.apache.maven:standalone-pom >-------------------
[INFO] Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1
[INFO] --------------------------------[ pom ]---------------------------------
[WARNING] Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:2.5 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:jar:2.5
[INFO]
[INFO] --- maven-install-plugin:2.4:install-file (default-cli) @ standalone-pom ---
[INFO] Installing C:\avi\work\poc\GWT\gwt-sl-1.7.jar to C:\Users\avi\.m2\repository\net\sf\gwt-widget\gwt-sl\1.7\gwt-sl-1.7.jar`
[INFO] Installing C:\Users\avi\AppData\Local\Temp\mvninstall2408646245728831919.pom to C:\Users\798582\.m2\repository\net\sf\gwt-widget\gwt-sl\1.7\gwt-sl-1.7.pom
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time:  2.857 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2021-05-26T17:09:08+05:30
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------