Maven: Command line cheatsheet

Available commands

mvn -Dtest=<unqualified-classname> test

Tests only the specified class.

mvn -Dmaven.surefire.debug test

Enables remote debugging of tests on port 5005. Surefire blocks on the port until you connect with your debugger.

mvn -Dcargo.wait=true -P int integration-test

Runs CS in Tomcat via cargo.

mvn help:effective-pom

Shows the logical contents of a pom.xml, including contents inherited from the parent pom.xml, up to and including the Maven super POM.

mvn dependency:tree

Shows all dependencies (including transitive dependencies) of your project. This is very helpful for debugging dependency version issues.

mvn -X <package-name>

Shows all explicit and transitive dependencies for a package, helping to identify conflicts.

mvn dependency:sources

Downloads all project sources separate from IDE project creation. Execute from root of parent project, then have your IDE synch up sources.

Not currently available commands

mvn -Dupgrade.version=<version you're upgrading to> com.jivesoftware.maven:maven-upgrade-plugin:upgrade

Generates a list of diff files based on product changes that correspond to your overlays. Also generates a mirrored directory structure with product files that enables you to diff against your project's web directory.