maven-archetype-archetype is an archetype which generates a sample archetype:
project |-- pom.xml `-- src |-- main | `-- resources | |-- archetype-resources | | |-- pom.xml | | `-- src | | |-- main | | | `-- java | | | `-- App.java | | `-- test | | `-- java | | `-- AppTest.java | `-- META-INF | `-- maven | `-- archetype-metadata.xml `-- test `-- resources `-- projects `-- it-basic |-- archetype.properties `-- goal.txt