Maven Dependency Management Extension
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Maven extension which allows additional dependency management features such as overriding a dependency version from the command line.

Install
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After cloning the repo, you can make the extension active for all maven builds by running the following commands:

    mvn package && sudo cp target/maven-dependency-management-extension*.jar /usr/share/maven/lib/ext/

Uninstall
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If you wish to remove the extension after installing it, run the following command:

    sudo rm -i /usr/share/maven/lib/ext/maven-dependency-management-extension*.jar


# Maven Dependency Management Extension

Maven extension which allows additional dependency management features such as overriding a dependency version from the command line.

## Usage
Pass a property to the maven build in the form:

    version:<groupId>:<artifactId>=<version>

### Examples
The following overrides **junit**  to version **4.10**

    mvn install -Dversion:junit:junit=4.10

## Install
After cloning the repo, you can make the extension active for all maven builds by running the following commands:

    mvn package && sudo cp target/maven-dependency-management-extension*.jar /usr/share/maven/lib/ext/

## Uninstall
If you wish to remove the extension after installing it, run the following command:

    sudo rm -i /usr/share/maven/lib/ext/maven-dependency-management-extension*.jar


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