How to add Maven to the Path variable?

Question

I have downloaded the maven 3.5.0 from here. I have set it in the path:

C:\apache-maven-3.5.0

Then i treid to add it to the path of Windows 7 as below:

1. Right click on my computer

2. Properties

3. Advanced System Setting

4. Environment Variable

5. New user variable and added Maven_Home with value C:\apache-maven-3.5.0

6. Add it to path variable with: %Maven_Home%\bin

7. Open cmd and ask for mvn -version in desktop

Result:

It does not recognize maven

Answer 1

In windows:

Download the latest version of Maven from the http://maven.apache.org/ and Navigate to Use --> Download --> Download the Binary zip archive.

1) After the download, unzip the folder and copy it to the folder. (Lets say i have copied to c:\program files\apache-maven-3.52.

2) Setting the path of Maven in environment Variables: Search the Environment Variable --> Edit the System Environment variables--> Navigate to Advanced tab --> Environment Variables

i) MAVEN_HOME : Click New --> Variable Name : MAVEN_HOME , Variable Value: C:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.5.2

ii) M2_HOME : Click New --> Variable Name : M2_HOME , Variable Value: C:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.5.2

iii) Edit the 'Path' Environment Variable --> %M2_HOME%\bin

Testing whether Maven is installed: mvn -version

References:- http://www.baeldung.com/install-maven-on-windows-linux-mac

NOTE : In point iii don't forget to put semicolon(;) before and after.

Answer 2

1. Open command console
2. copy this set PATH="c:\program files\apache-maven-3.x.y\bin";%PATH%
3. cahnge the path accordingly
4. click enter

it's all set and now check mvn -version

Answer 3

I had the same problem and fixed the issue by:

• Adding the M2_HOME to the USER VARIABLES

• Adding the MAVEN_HOME to the USER VARIABLES

• Adding the BIN folder to the PATH in the SYSTEM VARIABLES

(conform this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfCWg5ay5B0)

Then i could run mvn -version in a NEW command terminal.

Answer 4

Adding

1. MAVEN_HOME variable (C:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.5.2) and M2_HOME variable (C:\Program Files\apache-maven-3.5.2\bin).
2. Add %MAVEN_HOME%\bin to the path in system variables . Then mvn -version in command prompt.

Answer 5

Make sure you download the Binary zip file from https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi. Then it should work fine by adding it to the path variable as mentioned in other answers. I've accidentally downloaded the src.zip file and of course it didn't work.

Answer 6

Additionally I would add this information that worked for me

After I opened the Environment Variables and followed these steps:

System variables > path > edit > add this one: C:\apache-maven-3.6.3\bin > ok button.

Also I would send my System variables you may need

I am using Windows 10

Answer 7

The changes in "System variables" requires system restart to take effect. ( The same for Linux systems also)

Answer 8

1) Make sure JDK is installed, and “JAVA_HOME” variable is added as Windows environment variable.

1) Download the Maven zip file, for example : apache-maven-3.5.0-bin.zip. Unzip it to the folder you want to install Maven. Assume you unzip to this folder – C:\Program Files\Apache\maven

3) Set the environment variables using system properties. Add M2_HOME, M2, MAVEN_OPTS to environment variables.

M2_HOME=C:\Program Files\Apache\maven\apache-maven-3.5.0

M2=%M2_HOME%\bin

MAVEN_OPTS=-Xms256m -Xmx512m

4) Now append M2 variable to System Path. Append the string ;%M2% to the end of the system variable, Path.

5) Open Command Console and run this command c:\> mvn --version

you will get bellow output :

Apache Maven 3.3.3 (7994120775791599e205a5524ec3e0dfe41d4a06; 2015-04-22T17:27:37+05:30)
Maven home: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-maven-3.3.3

Java version: 1.7.0_75, vendor: Oracle Corporation

Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_75\jre

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