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Maven | mvn cli Help
  1. Help

  1. Help
    To print the help of mvn cli:

    Usage : mvn [options] [<goal(s)>] [<phase(s)>]

    Options :

    Option Description
    -h,--help Display help information
    -v,--version Display version information
    -V,--show-version Display version information WITHOUT stopping build
    -X,--debug Produce execution debug output

    Option Description
    -emp,--encrypt-master-password <arg> Encrypt master security password
    -ep,--encrypt-password <arg> Encrypt server password

    Option Description
    -T,--threads <arg> Thread count, for instance 2.0C where C is core multiplied

    Option Description
    -f,--file <arg> Force the use of an alternate POM file (or directory with pom.xml)
    -s,--settings <arg> Alternate path for the user settings file
    -gs,--global-settings <arg> Alternate path for the global settings file
    -gt,--global-toolchains <arg> Alternate path for the global toolchains file
    -t,--toolchains <arg> Alternate path for the user toolchains file
    -l,--log-file <arg> Log file where all build output will go (disables output color)

    Option Description
    -q,--quiet Quiet output - only show errors
    -o,--offline Work offline
    -B,--batch-mode Run in non-interactive (batch) mode (disables output color)
    -N,--non-recursive Do not recurse into sub-projects
    -nsu,--no-snapshot-updates Suppress SNAPSHOT updates
    -ntp,--no-transfer-progress Do not display transfer progress when downloading or uploading
    -U,--update-snapshots Forces a check for missing releases and updated snapshots on remote repositories

    Option Description
    -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
    -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
    -P,--activate-profiles <arg> Comma-delimited list of profiles to activate
    -rf,--resume-from <arg> Resume reactor from specified project

    Option Description
    -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
    -C,--strict-checksums Fail the build if checksums don't match
    -c,--lax-checksums Warn if checksums don't match

    Option Description
    -b,--builder <arg> The id of the build strategy to use
    --color <arg> Defines the color mode of the output. Supported are 'auto', 'always', 'never'.
    -D,--define <arg> Define a system property
    -e,--errors Produce execution error messages
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