Plugin Documentation

Goals available for this plugin:

Goal Report? Description
javadoc:aggregate Yes Generates documentation for the Java code in an aggregator project using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:aggregate-jar No Bundles the Javadoc documentation for main Java code in an aggregator project into a jar using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:fix No Fix Javadoc documentation and tags for the Java code for the project. See Where Tags Can Be Used.
javadoc:help No Display help information on maven-javadoc-plugin.
Call 
  mvn javadoc:help -Ddetail=true -Dgoal=<goal-name>
to display parameter details.
javadoc:jar No Bundles the Javadoc documentation for main Java code in an NON aggregator project into a jar using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:javadoc Yes Generates documentation for the Java code in an NON aggregator project using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:test-aggregate Yes Generates documentation for the Java Test code in an aggregator project using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:test-aggregate-jar No Bundles the Javadoc documentation for Java Test code in an aggregator project into a jar using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:test-fix No Fix Javadoc documentation and tags for the Test Java code for the project. See Where Tags Can Be Used.
javadoc:test-jar No Bundles the Javadoc documentation for test Java code in an NON aggregator project into a jar using the standard Javadoc Tool.
javadoc:test-javadoc Yes Generates documentation for the Java Test code in an NON aggregator project using the standard Javadoc Tool.

System Requirements

The following specifies the minimum requirements to run this Maven plugin:

Maven 2.0.9
JDK 1.4
Memory No minimum requirement.
Disk Space No minimum requirement.

Usage

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    <!-- To define the plugin version in your parent POM -->
    <pluginManagement>
      <plugins>
        <plugin>
          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
          <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
          <version>2.6.1</version>
        </plugin>
        ...
      </plugins>
    </pluginManagement>
    <!-- To use the plugin goals in your POM or parent POM -->
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.6.1</version>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
  </build>
  ...
  <!-- To use the report goals in your POM or parent POM -->
  <reporting>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.6.1</version>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
  </reporting>
  ...
</project>

For more information, see "Guide to Configuring Plug-ins"