Create maven-driven project in one command:
mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app -DartifactId=my-app -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false
All plugins in Maven 2.0 look much like a dependency - and in some ways they are. This plugin will be automatically downloaded and used - including a specific version if you request it (the default is to use the latest available).
Take a look at STS's "Effective POM" view, you can understand what plugin, phase, and goal.
You must specify a valid lifecycle phase, or a goal in the format plugin:goal or pluginGroupId:pluginArtifactId:pluginVersion:goal
mvn test-compile
mvn:compiler:testCompile
mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:testCompile
mvn test-compile
mvn:compiler:testCompile
mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:testCompile
