How to add external jar files to maven

Question

How do I add external jar files to maven web app project using Eclipse M2 Plugin?

What do you mean by "external jar file" ? Usually you add them as dependencies in Eclipse use Pom file view go to tab **Dependencies** and push button **Add** and type in coordinates. — khmarbaise, Apr 15 '13 at 16:47
I want to add a jar file that I added to my projects build path thats not in the maven repository. — user2054833, Apr 15 '13 at 16:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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The most correct way is probably to install them to the repo.

However, for an alternate, see the top answer to:

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

Community

answered Apr 15 '13 at 16:53

Aurand

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '13 at 16:56

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You want to use mvn install:install-file. See here for the instructions in the Maven guide:

answered Apr 15 '13 at 16:56

g051051

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