mvn archetype:generate does not work-no plugin found for prefix 'archetype'

Question

I want to build a simple project using a existing archetype. But I can\'t run mvn archetype:generate as it keeps telling me the following information

Answer 1

In case you are behind coporate firewall , configure the proxy setting using "settings.xml" under /conf directory username,password,host&port values need to be provided.

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  optional
  true
  http
  proxyuser
  proxypass
  proxy.host.net
  80
  local.net|some.host.com