title: download of a Maven artifact with dependencies from Nexus using the command line
body: <p>I'm using the command below to download a maven jar from Nexus through the command line. </p>
  
  <pre><code>call mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.4:get -DrepoUrl=http://10.101.15.190:8081/nexus/content/repositories/releases/ -Dartifact=bits:update-service:1.0.3 -Ddest=Setups/Services/update-service.jar
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But what I get is a jar without dependencies. There is already a jar with dependencies in Maven with the name <code>update-service-1.0.4-jar-with-dependencies.jar</code></p>
  
  <p>I tried the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>call mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.4:get -DrepoUrl=http://10.101.15.190:8081/nexus/content/repositories/releases/ -Dartifact=bits:update-service:1.0.3[:packaging[:jar]] -Ddest=Setups/Services/update-service.jar
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But it returns the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.4:get (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: Couldn't download artifact: Missing:
  [ERROR] ----------
  [ERROR] 1) bits:update-service:packaging[:jar]]:1.0.3[
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] Try downloading the file manually from the project website.
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] Then, install it using the command:
  [ERROR] mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=bits -DartifactId=update-service -Dversion=1.0.3[ -Dclassifier=jar]] -Dpackaging=packaging[ -Dfile=/path/to/file
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] Alternatively, if you host your own repository you can deploy the file there:
  [ERROR] mvn deploy:deploy-file -DgroupId=bits -DartifactId=update-service -Dversion=1.0.3[ -Dclassifier=jar]] -Dpackaging=packaging[ -Dfile=/path/to/file -Durl=[url] -DrepositoryId=[id]
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] Path to dependency:
  [ERROR] 1) org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-downloader-plugin:jar:1.0
  [ERROR] 2) bits:update-service:packaging[:jar]]:1.0.3[
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] ----------
  [ERROR] 1 required artifact is missing.
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] for artifact:
  [ERROR] org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-downloader-plugin:jar:1.0
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] from the specified remote repositories:
  [ERROR] central (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2, releases=true, snapshots=false),
  [ERROR] temp (http://10.101.15.190:8081/nexus/content/repositories/releases/, releases=true, snapshots=true)
  [ERROR] -&gt; [Help 1]
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
  [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
  [ERROR]
  [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
  [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Question</strong>: What is the correct way to download a jar with dependencies?</p>