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Glossary: Java Beyond the Basics

Wrapper

Also written: Maven Wrapper, Gradle Wrapper, mvnw, gradlew

A script (mvnw for Maven, gradlew for Gradle) that fetches the right version of the build tool, so you needn't install it: ./mvnw package works with no Maven installed.

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