Maven. How to create .jar with local .txt files

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I use Intellij Idea.

Java-classes use .txt files which are placed in folder where .java files are situated. I created .jar file with maven and pom.xml. But there are no .txt in .jar file. How to add them there?

UPDATED:

I have such structure src/main/java/Project-name/ for .java files. And src/main/resources/for .txt files. Within .java files I access files as ../../resources/filename.xml and all works fine. But .jar-files created with maven says:

Unable to open "../../resources/filename.xml"

How correctly should I declare filenames?

You can use maven resource plugin to create [custom resources](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10393404/making-maven-copy-additional-files-inside-the-build-jar-not-resources-but-any-f) — Razvan Manolescu, May 16 '16 at 17:35
The should be located in the `src/main/resources` folder and *not* in the `src/main/java` folder. — khmarbaise, May 17 '16 at 10:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '16 at 19:05

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You are going against the convention. Java source goes to src/main/java but your resources must go to src/main/resources. The rest ist handled by Maven.

answered May 16 '16 at 19:05

Michael-O

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