Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Since	Description
appendOutput	boolean	2.2	Whether to append outputs into the output file or overwrite it. Default value is: false.
classifier	String	2.0	Specify classifier to look for. Example: sources
excludeArtifactIds	String	2.0	Comma separated list of Artifact names too exclude.
excludeClassifiers	String	2.0	Comma Separated list of Classifiers to exclude. Empty String indicates don't exclude anything (default).
excludeGroupIds	String	2.0	Comma separated list of GroupId Names to exclude.
excludeScope	String	2.0	Scope to exclude. An Empty string indicates no scopes (default).
excludeTransitive	boolean	2.0	If we should exclude transitive dependencies Default value is: false.
excludeTypes	String	2.0	Comma Separated list of Types to exclude. Empty String indicates don't exclude anything (default).
includeArtifactIds	String	2.0	Comma separated list of Artifact names to include.
includeClassifiers	String	2.0	Comma Separated list of Classifiers to include. Empty String indicates include everything (default).
includeGroupIds	String	2.0	Comma separated list of GroupIds to include.
includeScope	String	2.0	Scope to include. An Empty string indicates all scopes (default).
includeTypes	String	2.0	Comma Separated list of Types to include. Empty String indicates include everything (default).
markersDirectory	File	2.0	Directory to store flag files Default value is: ${project.build.directory}/dependency-maven-plugin-markers.
outputAbsoluteArtifactFilename	boolean	2.0	Output absolute filename for resolved artifacts Default value is: false.
outputFile	File	2.0	If specified, this parameter will cause the dependencies to be written to the path specified, instead of writing to the console.
overWriteIfNewer	boolean	2.0	Overwrite artifacts that don't exist or are older than the source. Default value is: true.
overWriteReleases	boolean	1.0	Overwrite release artifacts Default value is: false.
overWriteSnapshots	boolean	1.0	Overwrite snapshot artifacts Default value is: false.
prependGroupId	boolean	2.2	Prepend the groupId during copy. Default value is: false.
silent	boolean	2.0	If the plugin should be silent. Default value is: false.
type	String	2.0	Specify type to look for when constructing artifact based on classifier. Example: java-source,jar,war Default value is: java-source.

Parameter Details

appendOutput:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.2
• Required: No
• Expression: ${appendOutput}
• Default: false

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classifier:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${classifier}

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excludeArtifactIds:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${excludeArtifactIds}

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excludeClassifiers:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${excludeClassifiers}

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excludeGroupIds:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${excludeGroupIds}

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excludeScope:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${excludeScope}

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excludeTransitive:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${excludeTransitive}
• Default: false

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excludeTypes:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${excludeTypes}

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includeArtifactIds:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${includeArtifactIds}

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includeClassifiers:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${includeClassifiers}

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includeGroupIds:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${includeGroupIds}

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includeScope:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${includeScope}

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includeTypes:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${includeTypes}

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markersDirectory:

• Type: java.io.File
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${markersDirectory}
• Default: ${project.build.directory}/dependency-maven-plugin-markers

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outputAbsoluteArtifactFilename:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${outputAbsoluteArtifactFilename}
• Default: false

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outputFile:

• Type: java.io.File
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${outputFile}

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overWriteIfNewer:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${overWriteIfNewer}
• Default: true

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overWriteReleases:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 1.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${overWriteReleases}
• Default: false

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overWriteSnapshots:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 1.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${overWriteSnapshots}
• Default: false

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prependGroupId:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.2
• Required: No
• Expression: ${mdep.prependGroupId}
• Default: false

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silent:

• Type: boolean
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${silent}
• Default: false

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type:

• Type: java.lang.String
• Since: 2.0
• Required: No
• Expression: ${type}
• Default: java-source