Maven flags

mvn -help

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

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Options:

 -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

 -B,--batch-mode                        Run in non-interactive (batch)

                                        mode

 -C,--strict-checksums                  Fail the build if checksums don't

                                        match

 -c,--lax-checksums                     Warn if checksums don't match

 -cpu,--check-plugin-updates            Ineffective, only kept for

                                        backward compatibility

 -D,--define <arg>                      Define a system property

 -e,--errors                            Produce execution error messages

 -emp,--encrypt-master-password <arg>   Encrypt master security password

 -ep,--encrypt-password <arg>           Encrypt server password

 -f,--file <arg>                        Force the use of an alternate POM

                                        file.

 -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

 -gs,--global-settings <arg>            Alternate path for the global

                                        settings file

 -h,--help                              Display help information

 -l,--log-file <arg>                    Log file to where all build output

                                        will go.

 -N,--non-recursive                     Do not recurse into sub-projects

 -npr,--no-plugin-registry              Ineffective, only kept for

                                        backward compatibility

 -npu,--no-plugin-updates               Ineffective, only kept for

                                        backward compatibility

 -nsu,--no-snapshot-updates             Suppress SNAPSHOT updates

 -o,--offline                           Work offline

 -P,--activate-profiles <arg>           Comma-delimited list of profiles

                                        to activate

 -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.

 -q,--quiet                             Quiet output - only show errors

 -rf,--resume-from <arg>                Resume reactor from specified

                                        project

 -s,--settings <arg>                    Alternate path for the user

                                        settings file

 -T,--threads <arg>                     Thread count, for instance 2.0C

                                        where C is core multiplied

 -t,--toolchains <arg>                  Alternate path for the user

                                        toolchains file

 -U,--update-snapshots                  Forces a check for updated

                                        releases and snapshots on remote

                                        repositories

 -up,--update-plugins                   Ineffective, only kept for

                                        backward compatibility

 -V,--show-version                      Display version information

                                        WITHOUT stopping build

 -v,--version                           Display version information

 -X,--debug                             Produce execution debug output