Build dynamic web projects with maven in eclipse

I need the step by step details of ru开发者_运维百科nning a web project using maven2 in eclipse.

1. where to put the web.xml and any other resource
2. what to put in web.xml
3. how to generate war file from maven

Please somebody hep me with the above points.

To create a new web project using maven, see http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-webapp.html

After you create it, use "mvn eclipse:eclipse" to create an eclipse project.