Where is my m2 folder on Mac OS X Mavericks

Question

I cant seem to find the local .m2 folder on Mac OS X mavericks. Ideally it should be at {user.home}/.m2 but I cant seem to find it.

Should I create it?

Answer 1

By default it will be hidden in your home directory. Type ls -a ~ to view that.

Answer 2

On mac just run mvn clean install assuming maven has been installed and it will create .m2 automatically.