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A prefix is a named alias for a plugin.
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Setting a prefix to a goal
Automatic
The prefix assignation is done automatically if the plugin naming convention is used:
- prefix-maven-plugin
- or maven-prefix-plugin (if the plugin is part of the Apache Maven project).
with the goal-prefix configuration
Example of prefix configuration in the pom.xml
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.4</version>
<configuration>
<goalPrefix>hello</goalPrefix>
</configuration>
........
</plugin>
Execution of a goal with a plugin prefix
<code dos>
mvn prefix:goal@executionId