Here is example of Maven Copy Resources Example with from one location to another location, include files, exclude files.
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1. Maven Copy Resource from one location to another location
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-resources</id>
<!-- here the phase you need -->
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/extra-resources</outputDirectory> <!-- output directory -->
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${basedir}/src/main/resources</directory> <!-- source directory -->
<filtering>true</filtering>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>2. Maven copy resource with exclude files
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-resources</id>
<!-- here the phase you need -->
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/extra-resources</outputDirectory> <!-- output directory -->
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${basedir}/src/main/resources</directory> <!-- source directory -->
<filtering>true</filtering>
<excludes> <!--Those files will be excluded-->
<exclude>temp</exclude>
<exclude>temp1</exclude>
</excludes>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>3. Maven copy resource with include files
Here is example of exclude selected files.
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-resources</id>
<!-- here the phase you need -->
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/extra-resources</outputDirectory> <!-- output directory -->
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${basedir}/src/main/resources</directory> <!-- source directory -->
<filtering>true</filtering>
<includes> <!--Only those files will be included-->
<include>Demo.java</include>
<include>Demo1.java</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>4. Maven copy resource with include + exclude files
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-resources</id>
<!-- here the phase you need -->
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/extra-resources</outputDirectory>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>${basedir}/src/main/resources</directory>
<filtering>true</filtering>
<excludes> <!--Those files will be excluded-->
<exclude>temp</exclude>
<exclude>temp1</exclude>
</excludes>
<includes> <!--Only those files will be included-->
<include>Demo.java</include>
<include>Demo1.java</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>References:
Apache Maven Assembly Plugin Usage
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