Having a common directory layout would allow for users familiar
with one Maven project to immediately feel at home in another
Maven project. The advantages are analogous to adopting a
site-wide look-and-feel. Common Maven procedures strengthen the
Maven brand.
The next two sections document the directory layout expected by
Maven and the directory layout created by Maven. Please try to
conform to this structure as much as possible; however, if you
must these settings can be overridden via properties as
documented in the Integration document.
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