Maven: downloading files from url

Question

Can I download some files from http while maven lifecycle? any plugin?

Answer 1

If available, wget can be used directly with exec-maven-plugin:

    org.codehaus.mojo
    exec-maven-plugin
    1.2.1
    
        
            
                exec
            
        
    
    
        wget
        
            http://example.com/file.zip
            destination.zip