Maven: The Complete Reference
Chapter 4. The Build Lifecycle

Chapter 4. The Build Lifecycle

4.1. Introduction

4.1.1. Clean Lifecycle (clean)
4.1.2. Default Lifecycle (default)
4.1.3. Site Lifecycle (site)

4.2. Package-specific Lifecycles

4.2.1. JAR
4.2.2. POM
4.2.3. Maven Plugin
4.2.4. EJB
4.2.5. WAR
4.2.6. EAR
4.2.7. Other Packaging Types

4.3. Common Lifecycle Goals

4.3.1. Process Resources
4.3.2. Compile
4.3.3. Process Test Resources
4.3.4. Test Compile
4.3.5. Test
4.3.6. Install
4.3.7. Deploy