Variable pom.xml that shows the location of the file

Question

I use Ubuntu 18.04.

My project is on an NTFS partition.

I need to know which variable shows the location the pom.xml file is in.

I’m using the ${basic} variable, but it’s not showing where the pom.xml file is..

It is showing the directory: /home/Gustavo/. m2/Repository/

The strange thing is that this variable works in Windows 10

Answer 1

Try to use the

${project.basedir} 

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/Maven+Properties+Guide

You can try to print the variables to check.

I put an example on Github. Just run the mvn clean install and check the properties.txt file.

I tested on Ubuntu 20.04 and worked as expected.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project>
...
    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>ru.yaal.maven</groupId>
                <artifactId>write-text-files-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>1.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <charset>UTF-8</charset>
                    <files>
                        <file>
                            <path>properties.txt</path>
                            <lines>
                                <line>=== JAVA PROPERTIES ===</line>
                                <line>Java vendor: ${java.vendor}</line>
                                <line>Java version: ${java.version}</line>
                                <line>Java home: ${java.home}</line>
                                <line>=== OS ENVIRONMENT ===</line>
                                <line>User dir: ${env.HOME}</line>
                                <line>=== MAVEN SETTINGS.XML ===</line>
                                <line>Offline: ${settings.offline}</line>
                                <line>=== Maven Properties Guide ===</line>
                                <line>Description:                          ${project.description}</line>
                                <line>project.basedir:                      ${project.basedir} </line>
                                <line>project.build.directory:              ${project.build.directory}</line>
                                <line>project.build.outputDirectory:        ${project.build.outputDirectory}</line>
                                <line>project.build.testOutputDirectory:    ${project.build.testOutputDirectory}</line>
                                <line>project.build.sourceDirectory:        ${project.build.sourceDirectory}</line>
                                <line>project.build.testSourceDirectory:    ${project.build.testSourceDirectory}</line>
                                <line>project.build.finalName:              ${project.build.finalName}</line>
                                <line>project.version:                      ${project.version}</line>
                                <line>settings.localRepository:             ${settings.localRepository}</line>
                                <line>basic:                                ${basic}</line>
                            </lines>
                        </file>
                    </files>
                </configuration>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>write-text-files</id>
                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>write-text-files</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>