Executing multiple mvn commands from a Windows bat file

When running Maven, if you try to run multiple Maven commands in a batch (.bat) file, it only runs the first one and exits to the command prompt
mvn clean
mvn package
This occurs since mvn itself is a bat file. To overcome this, you need to stop Windows passing control to the mvn.bat script by using the call command for each call to mvn.
call mvn clean
call mvn package

Additionally, to catch failures you will need to do this

call mvn clean
echo Exit Code = %ERRORLEVEL%
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" exit /b

call mvn package
echo Exit Code = %ERRORLEVEL%
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" exit /b

A failure throws an ERRORLEVEL higher than 0. Otherwise it will keep moving ahead even if it fails. Note: if you're using maven 2.0.7 or older, there is a possibility that the mvn does not return an ERRORLEVEL > 0 for the process to exit. Lots of examples are available here http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=mvn+exit+ERRORLEVEL&meta= A simple test to check if your version allows this - run the commands below in a bat file.
call mvn unknown
echo Exit Code = %ERRORLEVEL%
You should get a Failure with exit code 1 as below. If it does not fail, then upgrade to a higher version of Maven in which the issue is fixed.
D:\maven-2.0.7\bin>call mvn unknown
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] ----------------
[ERROR] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ----------------
[INFO] Invalid task 'unknown': you must 
specify a valid lifecycle phase, 
or a goal in the format plugin:goal or  
pluginGroupId:pluginArtifactId:pluginVersion:goal
[INFO] ----------------
[INFO] For more information, run Maven 
with the -e switch
[INFO] ----------------
[INFO] Total time: < 1 second
[INFO] Finished at: Tue Mar 10 12:07:12 
GMT+05:30 2009
[INFO] Final Memory: 1M/2M
[INFO] ----------------
Exit Code = 1

Update Learnt the hard way that the call to mvn must immediately be followed by the checking of the ERRORLEVEL. Our build.bat script measures time taken for each step like below:

time /t
call mvn install
time /t
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" exit /b

In this case, it loses the ERRORLEVEL value from the mvn command. Hence we need to ensure:

time /t
call mvn install
if not "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" exit /b
time /t

Comments

  1. Thanks . ur article was helpful :)

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  2. Supose that i want to run something like:
    mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=true

    Will it work with call?
    or do i have to use start /B mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=true?
    ThanX in advance

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  3. @Miguel,

    Yes it will work - I used multiple similar commands passing -D parameters from a single bat script using call
    Example

    call mvn install:install-file ^
    -DgroupId=%GROUP_ID% ^
    -DartifactId=%ARTIFACT_ID% ^
    -Dversion=%VERSION% ^
    -Dfile=abc.jar ^
    -Dpackaging=jar ^
    -DgeneratePom=true

    call mvn install:install-file ^
    -DgroupId=%GROUP_ID% ^
    -DartifactId=%ARTIFACT_ID% ^
    -Dversion=%VERSION% ^
    -Dfile=xyz.jar ^
    -Dpackaging=jar ^
    -DgeneratePom=true

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  4. Thanx Dude! that really helped me !

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  5. i have multiple pom.xml and located in different folder. How do i specify the folder path in this command?

    call mvn install:install-file ^
    -DgroupId=%GROUP_ID% ^
    -DartifactId=%ARTIFACT_ID% ^
    -Dversion=%VERSION% ^
    -Dfile=abc.jar ^
    -Dpackaging=jar ^
    -DgeneratePom=true

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  6. how to run this batch file with Hudson. Like if i have a Build maven 2/3 legacy project. Then how to run this batch file in that. Thanks

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  7. Amit,

    I dont use Hudson but you can try http://stackoverflow.com/questions/782301/maven-release-via-hudson

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  8. Guys,

    I need to run multiple commands on some 100 pc's in our environment, Does anyone know how to create a script or a batch file to automate the process.

    Thanks

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  9. Thanks a lot for this tip, it was just what I needed.

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  10. This was helpful for me, too. 4 years after you wrote the post. Keep posting your discoveries, they really do help others long after you think they will.

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  11. Thank you for the still very helpful post!

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  12. WOW !! THANKS A LOT!! REALLY HELPFUL

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