cd
" to go to your home folder.touch .bash_profile
".open -e .bash_profile
" to open .bash_profile in TextEdit.alias mvn='/[Your file location]/apache-maven-x.x.x/bin/mvn'
export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdkx.x.x_xx.jdk/Contents/Home/
(Make sure there are no speech marks or apostrophe's) 8. Make sure you fill the required data (ex your file location and version number).
. .bash_profile
" to reload .bash_profile and update any functions you add. (*make sure you separate the dots with a single space).mvn -version
If successful you should see the following:
Apache Maven 3.1.1
Maven home: /Users/admin/Maven/apache-maven-3.1.1
Java version: 1.7.0_51, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_51.jdk/Contents/Home/jre
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.9.1", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"