Maven - Mvn
Table of Contents
1 - Usage
The following was obtained with the help swithces
mvn --help
mvn [options] [<goal(s)>] [<phase(s)>]
where:
1.1 - Options
| Options | Description |
|---|---|
| -am,–also-make | If project list is specified, also build projects required by the list |
| -amd,–also-make-dependents | If project list is specified, also build projects that depend on projects on the list |
| -B,–batch-mode | Run in non-interactive (batch) mode |
| -C,–strict-checksums | Fail the build if checksums don't match |
| -c,–lax-checksums | Warn if checksums don't match |
| -cpu,–check-plugin-updates | Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility |
| -D,–define <arg> | Define a system property |
| -e,–errors | Produce execution error messages |
| -emp,–encrypt-master-password <arg> | Encrypt master security password |
| -ep,–encrypt-password <arg> | Encrypt server password |
| -f,–file <arg> | Force the use of an alternate POM file (or directory with pom.xml). |
| -fae,–fail-at-end | Only fail the build afterwards; allow all non-impacted builds to continue |
| -ff,–fail-fast | Stop at first failure in reactorized builds |
| -fn,–fail-never | NEVER fail the build, regardless of project result |
| -gs,–global-settings <arg> | Alternate path for the global settings file |
| -h,–help | Display help information |
| -l,–log-file <arg> | Log file to where all build output will go. |
| -llr,–legacy-local-repository | Use Maven 2 Legacy Local Repository behaviour, ie no use of _remote.repositories. Can also be activated by using -Dmaven.legacyLocalRepo=true |
| -N,–non-recursive | Do not recurse into sub-projects |
| -npr,–no-plugin-registry | Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility |
| -npu,–no-plugin-updates | Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility |
| -nsu,–no-snapshot-updates | Suppress SNAPSHOT updates |
| -o,–offline | Work offline |
| -P,–activate-profiles <arg> | Comma-delimited list of profiles to activate |
| -pl,–projects <arg> | Comma-delimited list of specified reactor projects to build instead of all projects. A project can be specified by [groupId]:artifactId or by its relative path. |
| -q,–quiet | Quiet output - only show errors |
| -rf,–resume-from <arg> | Resume reactor from specified project |
| -s,–settings <arg> | Alternate path for the user settings file |
| -T,–threads <arg> | Thread count, for instance 2.0C where C is core multiplied |
| -t,–toolchains <arg> | Alternate path for the user toolchains file |
| -U,–update-snapshots | Forces a check for updated releases and snapshots on remote repositories |
| -up,–update-plugins | Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility |
| -V,–show-version | Display version information WITHOUT stopping build |
| -v,–version | Display version information |
| -X,–debug | Produce execution debug output |
2 - Executing
2.1 - Lifecyle
mvn lifecyle
- Example calling the site lifecycle will call the associate phases (i.e. pre-site, site, post-site, site-deploy).
mvn site
2.2 - Goal
- Calling the goal of a plugin
mvn plugin:goal
- Example: calls the site goal from the site plugin.
mvn site:site