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pmd --dir $PWD/src/main --rulesets category/java/bestpractices.xml --format xml

When Using Maven PMD

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The Maven PMD plugin, doesn’t support printing the XML into the logs. Instead print the generated target/pmd.xml file into the build log by a follow up task:

Code Block
#!/bin/bash cat ./target/pmd.xml || echo "No PMD analytics generated"

When Using Gradle PMD

The Gradle PMD plugin, doesn’t support printing the XML into the logs. Instead print the generated ./build/reports/pmd/main.xml file into the build log by a follow up task:

#!/bin/bash
cat ./build/reports/pmd/main.xml || echo "No PMD analytics generated"

When Using PMD via Build System

Typically the build system tool generate a PMD report xml, and you can dump that to the console. For example:

#!/bin/bash
cat ./targeta-build-dir/pmd.xml || echo "No PMD analytics generated"

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