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NAME
       mvn - Maven - a Java based project management and comprehension tool.

SYNOPSIS
       mvn [options] [<goal(s)>] [<phase(s)>]

DESCRIPTION
       Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool.  Based on the concept of a project
       object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central
       piece of information.  Builds, documentation, source metrics, and source cross-references are all
       controlled by your POM.

       Maven has many goals, but in a nutshell Maven aims to make the developer's life easier by providing a
       well defined project structure, well defined development processes to follow, and a coherent body of
       documentation that keeps your developers and clients apprised of what's happening with your project.
       Maven alleviates a lot of what most developers consider drudgery and lets them get on with the task
       at hand.  This is essential in OSS projects where there aren't many people dedicated to the task of
       documenting and propagating the critical information about your project which is necessary in order
       to attract potential new developers and clients.

OPTIONS
        -q, --quiet                    Quiet output - only show errors
        -C, --strict-checksums         Fail the build if checksums don't match
        -c, --lax-checksums            Warn if checksums don't match
        -P, --activate-profiles        Comma-delimited list of profiles to activate
        -ff, --fail-fast               Stop at first failure in reactorized builds
        -fae, --fail-at-end            Only fail the build afterwards; allow all non-impacted builds to continue
        -B, --batch-mode               Run in non-interactive (batch) mode
        -fn, --fail-never              NEVER fail the build, regardless of project result
        -up, --update-plugins          Synonym for cpu
        -N, --non-recursive            Do not recurse into sub-projects
        -npr, --no-plugin-registry     Don't use ~/.m2/plugin-registry.xml for plugin versions
        -U, --update-snapshots         Forces a check for updated releases and snapshots on remote repositories
        -cpu, --check-plugin-updates   Force upToDate check for any relevant registered plugins
        -npu, --no-plugin-updates      Suppress upToDate check for any relevant registered plugins
        -D, --define                   Define a system property
        -X, --debug                    Produce execution debug output
        -e, --errors                   Produce execution error messages
        -f, --file                     Force the use of an alternate POM file.
        -h, --help                     Display help information
        -o, --offline                  Work offline
        -r, --reactor                  Execute goals for project found in the reactor
        -s, --settings                 Alternate path for the user settings file
        -v, --version                  Display version information

SEE ALSO
       http://maven.apache.org



perl v5.10.0                                     2008-12-18                                           MVN(1)