In maven, what is the difference between main/resources and main/config?

Question

I want to put a configuration file in my Maven project. Looking at the standard directory layout, there are two places that seem sensible, \"src/main/resources\

Answer 1

Use case is pretty straightforward if you ask me. (It seems src/main/config has since been removed standard directory layout)

• /src/main/resources go on into jar and thus on classpath

• /src/main/config is intended for assembly plugin where you might construct a zip file:

  hello-world.zip
   lib/
    
   bin/
    run.bat
    run.sh
   config/
    config.properies