Extra files may also be included in the generated archive(rar). By default, all files placed inside the src/main/rar will be included.
project
|--pom.xml
|--src
`--main
|--rar
| `-- <!-- put the extra files here -->
|--java
[...]Then execute the plugin by invoking the rar:rar goal.
mvn rar:rar
To be able to change the location of the directory, configure the rarSourceDirectory property and set a path for it.
<project>
[...]
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-rar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4</version>
<configuration>
<rarSourceDirectory>some-path</rarSourceDirectory>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
[...]
</project>