the command

   mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://bit.ly/fLm527

as suggested in the docs does not work.

Thrown Exception:

C:\temp\rf>mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://bit.ly/fLm527

[INFO] Scanning for projects...

[INFO]

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO] Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

[INFO]

[INFO] >>> maven-archetype-plugin:2.1:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom >>

>

[INFO]

[INFO] <<< maven-archetype-plugin:2.1:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom <<

<

[INFO]

[INFO] --- maven-archetype-plugin:2.1:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom --

-

[INFO] Generating project in Interactive mode

[WARNING] Error reading archetype catalog http://bit.ly/fLm527

org.apache.maven.wagon.TransferFailedException: Error transferring file: Connect

ion timed out: connect

        at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.LightweightHttpWagon.fillInputD

ata(LightweightHttpWagon.java:143)

        at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getInputStream(StreamWagon.java:11

6)

        at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getIfNewer(StreamWagon.java:88)

        at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.get(StreamWagon.java:61)

        at org.apache.maven.archetype.source.RemoteCatalogArchetypeDataSource.do

wnloadCatalog(RemoteCatalogArchetypeDataSource.java:117)

        at org.apache.maven.archetype.source.RemoteCatalogArchetypeDataSource.ge

tArchetypeCatalog(RemoteCatalogArchetypeDataSource.java:85)

        at org.apache.maven.archetype.DefaultArchetypeManager.getRemoteCatalog(D

efaultArchetypeManager.java:220)

        at org.apache.maven.archetype.ui.generation.DefaultArchetypeSelector.get

ArchetypesByCatalog(DefaultArchetypeSelector.java:222)

        at org.apache.maven.archetype.ui.generation.DefaultArchetypeSelector.sel

ectArchetype(DefaultArchetypeSelector.java:75)

        at org.apache.maven.archetype.mojos.CreateProjectFromArchetypeMojo.execu

te(CreateProjectFromArchetypeMojo.java:197)

        at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(Default

BuildPluginManager.java:107)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor

.java:195)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor

.java:148)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor

.java:140)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje

ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProje

ct(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBu

ild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(Lifecycl

eStarter.java:161)

        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:314)

        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:151)

        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:445)

        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:168)

        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:132)

        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)

        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)

        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Laun

cher.java:290)

        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.jav

a:230)

        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(La

uncher.java:409)

        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:

352)

Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect

        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)

        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)

        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)

        at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

        at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)

        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)

        at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown

Source)

        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Sour

ce)

        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source)

        at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown So

urce)

        at java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(Unknown Source)

        at org.apache.maven.wagon.providers.http.LightweightHttpWagon.fillInputD

ata(LightweightHttpWagon.java:115)

        ... 30 more

[INFO] No archetype defined. Using maven-archetype-quickstart (org.apache.maven.

archetypes:maven-archetype-quickstart:1.0)

Choose archetype:

   Your filter doesn't match any archetype (hint: enter to return to initial lis

t)

Choose a number or apply filter (format: [groupId:]artifactId, case sensitive co

ntains): :