How to exclude files from distZip using Gradle?

Question

I am using Gradle 1.3 and have it working for a small project. It creates the .JAR files exactly as I want them to. However, when I have it create a ZIP file using distZip

Answer 1

The application plugin provides a configuration element applicationDistribution, which allows you to exclude specific things from the distribution targets, e.g.:

applicationDistribution.exclude('foo*.jar')

or if you'd like to exclude several things, you can use a Groovy with block:

applicationDistribution.with {
    exclude 'foo*.jar'
    exclude 'bar*.jar'
}