Archetypes
archetype	Generate a skeleton project structure from an archetype.
    * Axis Archetype

Testing
verifier	Useful for integration tests - verifies the existence of certain conditions.
surefire	Run the Junit tests in an isolated classloader.

Maven tools

Maven extension development
plugin	Create a Maven plugin descriptor for any Mojo's found in the source tree, to include in the JAR.
    * Guide to Creating Archetypes
    * Guide to Developing Ant Plugins
    * Guide to Developing Java Plugins
    * Introduction to Maven 2.0 Plugin Development

Generating sources
antlr 	Generate sources from an Antlr grammar.
    * Castor
    * XDoclet
    * Axis Tools
    * Guide to using Modello

Site
site	Generate a site for the current project.
    * Guide to creating a site

Quality
checkstyle	Generate a checkstyle report.
clover	Generate a Clover report.
pmd	Generate a PMD report.
    * Surefire Report
    * Findbugs
    * Javancss
    * JDepend
    * Simian Report
    * Cobertura

Documentation
javadoc	Generate Javadoc for the project.
    * Guide to the APT Format
    * JXR

Information
project-info-reports	Generate a standard project reports.
    * Changelog
    * Changes

Ide
eclipse	Generate an Eclipse project file for the current project.
idea	Create/update an IDEA workspace for the current project (individual modules are created as IDEA modules)
    * Guide to using Eclipse with Maven 2.x
    * Guide to using IDEA with Maven 2.x
    * Guide to Using maven 2 in Netbeans 4.0 (4.1 and 5.0)
    * Netbeans Freeform
mevenide2

Deployments
deploy	Deploy the built artifact to the remote repository.
    * Jetty
    * JBoss
    * Guide to deploying with FTP
    * Guide to deploying with an external SSH command
    * Guide to Deployment and Security Settings

Associated artifacts
assembly	Build an assembly (distribution) of sources and binaries.
javadoc	Generate Javadoc for the project.
source	Build a JAR of sources for use in IDEs and distribution to the repository.
    * JarJar
    * MiniJar
    * Guide to Creating Assemblies

Packagings
ear	Generate an EAR from the current project.
ejb	Build an EJB (and optional client) from the current project.
jar	Build a JAR from the current project.
rar	Build a RAR from the current project.
war	Build a WAR from the current project.
    * Jboss Sar
    * Tomcat
    * Guide to Webapps

Alternative languages
    * AspectJ

Continuous integration



Not categorised
ant	Generate an Ant build file for the project.
antrun	Run a set of ant tasks from a phase of the build.
clean	Clean up after the build.
compiler	Compiles Java sources.
help	Get information about the working environment for the project.
install	Install the built artifact into the local repository.
one	A plugin for interacting with legacy Maven 1.x repositories and builds.
release	Release the current project - updating the POM and tagging in the SCM.
resources	Copy the resources to the output directory for including in the JAR.
    * Build Helper
    * Jalopy
    * Commons-attributes
    * Dependency
    * JavaCC
    * JDiff
    * Jspc
    * Native
    * SableCC
    * Taglist
    * WSDL2Java
    * XMLBeans
    * Api Docs
    * Deb
    * Delicious
    * Docbook
    * Ejb Doclet
    * Eve
    * Execute
    * Graphing
    * Groovy
    * Groovy Tools
    * Hibernate3
    * Hibernate Doclet
    * Idlj
    * IDEA UI Designer
    * JAXB 2.0
    * Jelly Tools
    * JDBC
    * Key Tool
    * Kodo
    * Mant
    * Pom Tools
    * Retro Translator
    * Retro Weaver
    * Rmic
    * RPM
    * Ruby Tools
    * Ruby Script
    * Runtime
    * Slimdog
    * Spring Doclet
    * Web Doclet
    * Webstart
    * Weblogic
    * XFire
    * Xjc
    * Xslt

Getting Started Guide
    * Getting Started Guide

Mini Guides
    * Guide to using attached tests
    * Guide to Maven 2.x auto completion using BASH
    * Guide to Configuring Maven
    * Guide to Configuring Plug-ins
    * Guide to Coping with Sun JARs
    * Guide to Embedding Maven 2.x
    * Guide to generating Sources
    * Guide to uploading artifacts to Ibiblio
    * Guide to installing 3rd party JARs
    * Guide to deploying 3rd party JARs to remote repository
    * Guide to Moving From Maven 1.x to Maven 2.x
    * Guide to Working with Manifests
    * Guide to Maven Classloading
    * Guide to Maven Evangelism
    * Guide to Mirror Settings
    * Guide to using Multiple Repositories
    * Guide to Naming Conventions
    * Guide for new committers
    * Guide to using proxies
    * Guide to using the release plugin
    * Guide to using Ant with Maven
    * Guide to using Extensions
    * Guide to using Maven 1.x repositories with Maven 2.x
    * Guide to Using Maven when You Can't Use the Conventions

Introductory Material
    * Introduction to Archetypes
    * Introduction to repository definitions and artifact resolution
    * Introduction to the Dependency Mechanism
    * Introduction to Optional and Excludes Dependencies
    * Introduction to Plugin Prefix Resolution
    * Introduction to the Plugin Registry
    * Introduction to build profiles
    * Introduction to Repositories
    * Introduction to the Build Lifecycle
    * Introduction to the POM
    * Introduction to the Standard Directory Layout

Development Guides
    * Guide to Building Maven 2.0
    * Guide to helping with Maven
    * Guide to Developing Maven
    * Guide to Testing Development Versions of Plugins

Reference
    * Project Descriptor
    * Settings Descriptor
    * Available Plug-ins
    * Mojo API
    * Ant Tasks
    * Glossary
    * Maven Conventions
    * Articles