Running a specific Maven plugin goal from the command line in a sub-module of a multi-module reactor project

Question

I\'m looking for a general technique here, but let\'s give a specific example. I have a multi-module project and I\'d like to run the exec:java goal from the co

Answer 1

Pascal's suggestion is probably what you want. Note that it is not currently possible to first compile the dependencies, then run (exec:exec etc.) the app, in a single Maven command: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-5059