How to execute maven plugin from command line?

Question

Is it possible to execute a Maven plugin from the command line? I need to run dependency plugin:

<executions>
    <execution>
        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
        <phase>package</phase>
        <goals>
            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
            <outputDirectory>${RPTBIN}/.tools/lib</outputDirectory>
            <overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
            <overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
            <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
            <excludeTransitive>true</excludeTransitive>
        </configuration>
    </execution>
</executions>

Is there any way to execute this plugin just like this plugin executes during Maven build?

Vijay Shanker Dubey · Answer 1 · 2012-10-17T09:57:57.743

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Yes that is possible. Maven is a Java tool, so you must have Java installed in order to proceed. Please go through the installation process here.

mvn dependency:copy-dependencies

A sample dependency plugin command. By the way how you have been running the Maven command till now?

edited Oct 17 '12 at 09:57

answered Oct 17 '12 at 09:06

Vijay Shanker Dubey

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Is the answer not just `mvn dependency:copy-dependencies`? – Duncan Jones Oct 17 '12 at 09:11
Did not thought that, I felt, the use may have not configured maven to run form command line. – Vijay Shanker Dubey Oct 17 '12 at 09:57

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 17 '12 at 09:23

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You should be able to run it with just mvn dependency:copy-dependencies and just add the relevant configuration parameters with -Dparameter=value, i.e. -DoverWriteReleases=false

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maba

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answered Oct 17 '12 at 09:07

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 14 '18 at 12:44

You can use below command. It worked for me:

mvn {your groupId}:{your artifactId}:{your version}:{your goal}

But remember this command is good if your plugin main class is extending AbstractMojo.

It will run the execute() method of your plugin main class. Also, before running this command please run mvn clean install to build the jar

How to execute maven plugin from command line?

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