Error in Maven build: mvn.bat not recognized

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While trying to build a Java project under NetBeans (with an external Maven configured), I got the following error:

"C:\Users......\bin\mvn.bat"" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

Edit: Using Maven 3.3.3, Windows 10; Added custom maven to NetBeans under Tools > Options > Java > Maven > Execution > Maven Home > Browse

What can I do?

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This question is lacking a lot of data. What's the version of Maven you're using? What operating system are you using? How did you configure the external Maven in NetBeans? – Daniel Pryden
Looks like a quotes issue in the path specification for mvn.bat; how exactly is the path given? – aschipfl
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3 Answers

43
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To solve it:

  1. Go to the Maven installation folder
  2. Go to bin
  3. Make sure you can see file extensions
  4. Duplicate mvn.cmd and mvnDebug.cmd and rename those copies to have the extension .bat
  5. Try building the project now

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2
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Install Netbeans 8.1 or later to correct this issue.

As @mkleint noted, this is a problem with Maven 3.3.3+ where maven changed the mvn executable extension.You can download the latest version on the Netbeans website.

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Maven 3.3+ has no more mvn.bat you should use version 2.5.2+ of the maven-release-plugin : https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-902