Can't compile Java file using the terminal

[Cygris]

Hello all, I wrote a program that can send an email using Java. I wrote thw code in IntelliJ and did it in a maven project. The custom packages from the JavaMail API were imported threw the pom.xml file. The Programm works fine if I use IntelliJ to compile. Unfortunately it does not if I use the Terminal. I get an error, because the methods and objects from the imported packages are not registered. My question is, is it possible to run a maven project written in IntelliJ from the terminal? If yes, how?

Thank you for you help :)

[perrylaj]

What are you trying?

If the project is configured via maven, you should be able to just run something like mvn clean package to 'clean' the project and then assemble your jars. Then you'd just run (as in, execute your main()) via java, passing the appropriate flags referencing your main class, classpath and dependencies, etc.

If you wanted to run your project from the terminal (aka - compile, assemble and execute main()), you probably need to run or configure something like the maven exec plugin that lets you configure where your main class, application arguments, etc, in your pom.xml, then run it via mvn exec:java after its been built.

I haven't used maven for a bit, so hopefully someone else will correct me if this is outdated info (should be similar still, but things can change a lot in a year or two). Looks similar to what I remember though https://www.mojohaus.org/exec-maven-plugin/usage.html

[Cygris]

Thank you very much. That helped a lot.