---
name: "mh_linkjars"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "maven-repo-helper"
version: "1.11"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mh_linkjars"
---

# mh\_linkjars(1)

Creates links in /usr/share/maven-repo for all jars.

## NAME

Maven - Creates links in /usr/share/maven-repo for all jars.

## SYNOPSIS

**mh\_linkjars** \[*option*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Reads the file debian/$package.poms and create links for each jar file generated by a POM listed in the .poms file.

## OPTIONS

**-h** **--help**: show this text

**-V** **--version**: show the version

**-p**\<package\> **--package=**\<package\>: name of the Debian package which

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  will contain the jar files

**-e**\<version\>, **--set-version=**\<version\>: set the version for the jars,

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  do not use the version declared in the POM file.

**-r**\<rules\> **--rules=**\<rules\>: path to the file containing the

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  rules to apply when cleaning the POM. Optional, the default location is debian/maven.rules

**-v** **--verbose**: show more information while running

**-n** **--no-act**: don't actually do anything, just print the results

The \<package\>.poms file should contain the list of POM files associated with the list of jars to install in the repository, and each pom file should have either the option **--usj-name**, giving the name of the jar (without the extension) to link to and located in */usr/share/java*, or the option **--artifact**, which should contain the full name of the source jar to link to.

See also: [mh\_linkjar(1)](/mh_linkjar/1.md), [mh\_install(1)](/mh_install/1.md)