maven - Remove or delete resource files from target directory using pom file

Question

I have two profiles in pom.xml, and I have some resource files which I have added into target resource directory: ${project.build.outputDirectory}/resources during execution of the first profile. What I need to do is remove those resource files during execution of the second profile. Is there any way to remove or delete existing files from target directory?

Answer 1

I got the solution..!!

<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.7</version>
<executions>
    <execution>
        <phase>test</phase>
        <goals>
            <goal>run</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
            <tasks>
                <delete>
                    <fileset dir="${project.build.outputDirectory}/resources" includes="*.xml" />
                </delete>
            </tasks>
        </configuration>
    </execution>
</executions>
</plugin>

for reference - http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-building-for-different-environments.html