Run JUnit tests in Maven without building and copying files [duplicate]

Answer 1

If what you would like to do is to run just the test phase of the lifecycle without running all of the previous phases you could also call the goal that is bound to the test phase:

mvn surefire:test

or if you want to run just one test

mvn -Dtest=NameOfTest surefire:test

Answer 2

If you just want to skip compilation of tests from cmd line use -Dmaven.test.skip=true.

I should also point out that while maven.test.skip will NOT compile any tests, it will, however, execute any compiled tests that made their way into the <testOutputDirectory>.

Based on the documentation for skip from the maven-resources-plugin, the copying of test resources should be skipped by using the maven.test.skip arg above.

Set this to 'true' to bypass copying of test resources. Its use is NOT RECOMMENDED, but quite convenient on occasion. User property is: maven.test.skip.

Answer 3

What is wrong with simply running the test from within the module the test resides in? That way, Maven will not attempt to build the other modules which you are not interested in.