title: Where should I put application configuration files for a Maven project?
body: <p>I'm using the <a href="http://mojo.codehaus.org/appassembler/index.html" rel="noreferrer">Maven Application Assembler</a> plugin to generate stand-alone executables from my Java project. The application reads in configuration files, including Spring files. The Application Assembler plugin has an option (activated by default) to add a etc/ directory to the application's classpath, but what should I do to have the plugin copy my configuration files to this directory?</p>
  
  <p>Or more generally, where is in Maven the kosher location for application configuration files that should NOT be packaged in the artifact?</p>