My mvn notes

To skip running tests:

mvn install -DskipTests
mvn install -DskipTests=true  //to override skipTests property in pom

To skip compiling and running tests:

mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=true

To run maven in offline mode, to avoid downloading:

mvn -o install
mvn --offline install

To force check for updates of snapshots and releases from remote repositories:

mvn -U install
mvn --update-snapshots install

To override maven surefire plugin forkMode:

mvn test -DforkMode=never
mvn test -DforkMode=always

To debug a non-forked test, just need to attach the remote debugger to mvn process itself. mvnDebug is a convenience script located in the same directory as mvn executable:

mvnDebug test
mvnDebug test -DforkMode=never

To debug a forked test, you will need to set the debug option to the forked VM, not the mvn VM. The way to do it is to set -Dmaven.surefire.debug flag to mvn VM (the parent VM):

mvn test -Dmaven.surefire.debug
mvn test -Dmaven.surefire.debug -DforkMode=always
mvn test -Dmaven.surefire.debug -Dtest=com.my.test.MyTest#test1

To avoid OutOfMemoryError from running maven, especially maven 3, set environment variable MAVEN_OPTS:

# in $HOME/.tcshrc, or $HOME/.cshrc, if using csh or tcsh:
setenv MAVEN_OPTS "-Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m"

# in $HOME/.profile or $HOME/.bashrc, if using ksh or bash:
export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m"

# in Windows Control Panel, or set it in DOS command line (This is Windows. DO NOT quote values):
set MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m

To run individual unit test, use -Dtest system property. Copy reference on the test method in IDE to get the full test name (command-option-shift-c in Intellij on Mac):
mvn install -Dtest=test.UserTest#testNewUser
mvn test -Dtest=test.UserTest#testNewUser

To run individual integration test, use -Dit.test system property:
mvn install -Dit.test=test.UserTestIT#testLogin
mvn verify -Dit.test=test.UserTestIT#testLogin
mvn integration-test -Dit.test=test.UserTestIT#testLogin

To pass environment variables to tests executed with maven surefire plugin:

<build>
        <pluginManagement>
            <plugins>
                <plugin>
                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                    <configuration>
                        <environmentVariables>
                            <JAVA_HOME>${env.JAVA_HOME}</JAVA_HOME>
                        </environmentVariables>
                    </configuration>
                </plugin>
            </plugins>
        </pluginManagement>
    </build>

To pass system properties to integration tests executed with failsafe plugin:

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.11</version>
                <configuration>
                    <systemPropertyVariables>
                        <project.build.directory>${project.build.directory}</project.build.directory>
                        <project.artifactId>${project.artifactId}</project.artifactId>
                    </systemPropertyVariables>
                </configuration>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
                            <goal>verify</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

To run mvn with an alternate user setting file, e.g., settings-jboss.xml:

mvn -s $HOME/.m2/settings-jboss.xml

The content of settings-jboss.xml:

<settings>
<repositories>
       <repository>
         <id>jboss-public-repository-group</id>
         <name>JBoss Public Maven Repository Group</name>
         <url>https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public-jboss/</url>
         <layout>default</layout>
         <releases>
           <enabled>true</enabled>
           <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
         </releases>
         <snapshots>
           <enabled>true</enabled>
           <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
         </snapshots>
       </repository>
     </repositories>
</settings>

When including mvn command in a Windows batch file, use call command.
call mvn clean install
cd integration-tests
call mvn clean install