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I was just exporting the MAVEN_OPTS var before I ran any maven command, but then I decided to just stick it in my terminal session’s profile (thanks to quick tip from my buddy Jon Marston) — you can do this 2 ways on your mac:

1) Open Profile in Finder

1. Open Finder
2. Locate and open the file /etc/profile — that’s in your root hard drive, in the folder etc.
3. At the end of the file, drop in the following line:

   export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx1024m

2) Open Terminal and Edit the Profile

1. Open Terminal
2. Enter in the following command:

   sudo nano /etc/profile

   This basically says that as a super user I want to edit the profile file in a poor man’s vi-like text editor — good phrase Marston.

3. You’ll be asked for the super user’s password — if it’s your box then you know this — enter it and it’ll open profile.
4. At the end of the file, drop in the following line:

   export MAVEN_OPTS=-Xmx1024m

5. Hit CTRL + X to exit
6. It’ll ask if you want to save, so hit Y.

DONE.

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