maven-archetype-plugin/src/site/apt/specification/specification.apt

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 Specification
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 Raphaël Piéroni
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 2011-09-30
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Specification

    The Specification of the Archetype Plugin aims to answer to the following
    questions:

    * {{{./archetype.html}What is an archetype?}}

    * {{{./archetype-metadata.html}How is metadata about an archetype stored?}}

    * {{{./generate.html}What is done during the creation of a project?}}

    * {{{./archetype-catalog.html}How does the Archetype Plugin know about archetypes?}}

    * {{{./create-from-project.html}What is done during the creation of an archetype?}}
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~~    * {{{./update-catalog.html}How does the Archetype Plugin know about new archetypes?}}
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~~    * {{{./crawl-repository.html}How are archetype lists created?}}

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