How to copy dependencies jars (without test jars) to a directory using maven?

Question

I see maven-dependency-plugin does this; however, it seems to copy everything (including test jars) to the destination directory. Anyone know how to configure t

Answer 1

It is not clear if you wanted to exclude jars with test scope or test related jars (test classifier). In either case, there are two properties of dependency:copy-dependencies which can help you.

• excludeClassifiers Comma Separated list of Classifiers to exclude. Empty String indicates don't exclude anything (default).
• excludeScope Scope to exclude. An Empty string indicates no scopes (default).