Maven: change the directory in which tests are executed

Question

In my code I have set to create some files in ./ directory, because when the software will be deployed in the installation machine, all the configuration files

Answer 1

If you are using the surefire plugin to execute tests (which is the default), then you can set working directory like this:

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.7.2</version>
            <configuration>
                <workingDirectory>${java.io.tmpdir}</workingDirectory>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

Reference: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/test-mojo.html

To set to the specific directory in the question:

<workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/test-run</workingDirectory>