[FIXED] How to suppress deleting "target" dir on "mvn clean"

Issue

Is it possible to suppress deleting default target directory during mvn clean? Current process deletes entire directory with all its content while I need to keep empty dir on delete.

I guess I will be able to set such configiration by using <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>, but still there remains the implicit process of the mvn clean which deletes entire directory anyway.

Solution

I assume you can make use of excludeDefaultDirectories: set it to true and manually list the subdirectories you want to purge via filesets. I haven't tested this but it should work. Let me know how it goes.

Answered By - Alex
Answer Checked By - Terry (JavaFixing Volunteer)