maven_copy_dependencies_profile.xml

    <profile>
      <id>copy-dependencies</id>
      <!--
      Usage: mvn clean install -Pcopy-dependencies -Dpackage-name=om.manning.nettyinaction.chapter2 -Dclass-name=Ech
oServer
      java -jar target/${artifactId}.jar 
      -->
      <build>
        <plugins>
          <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
            <executions>
              <execution>
                <phase>install</phase>
                <goals>
                  <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
                </goals>
                <configuration>
                  <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory>
                </configuration>
              </execution>
            </executions>
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
            <!-- Build an executable JAR -->
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.4</version>
            <configuration>
              <archive>
                <manifest>
                  <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
                  <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
                  <mainClass>${package-name}.${class-name}</mainClass>
                </manifest>
              </archive>
            </configuration>
          </plugin>
        </plugins>
      </build>
    </profile>