Java, Maven and Gradle 25 cheatsheet

Java, Maven and Gradle 25: Maven

14 common Java, Maven and Gradle 25 tasks.

Check the Maven version

Print the Maven and Java versions it uses.

mvn -v

Generate a project from the quickstart archetype without prompts.

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.example -DartifactId=demo -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DinteractiveMode=false

Compile the main source code.

mvn compile

Compile and run the unit tests.

mvn test

Build the jar or war into target.

mvn package

Delete target, build, test and install the artifact into your local repository.

mvn clean install

Compile and package, skipping test execution.

mvn package -DskipTests

Run a single test method.

mvn test -Dtest=UserServiceTest#login

Print dependencies and their transitive dependencies.

mvn dependency:tree

List dependencies that have newer versions.

mvn versions:display-dependency-updates

Build a module and the modules it depends on in a multi-module project.

mvn package -pl api -am

Use one thread per CPU core.

mvn install -T 1C

Print the POM after inheritance and profiles are applied.

mvn help:effective-pom

Add mvnw so everyone builds with the same Maven version.

mvn wrapper:wrapper