maven jetty plugin how to pass system variable

Question

How can I pass a system variable to my application using the jetty:run command?
Is it possible to pass it like:

mvn jetty:run -Dmy.variable=something

And use it in my code:

String myVariable = System.getProperty("my.variable");

Answer 1

mvn jetty:run -DcommandLineName=value

<plugin>
   <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
   <version>6.1.10</version>
   <configuration>
        <systemProperties>
            <systemProperty>
                <name>arg1</name>
                <value>${commandLineName}</value>
            </systemProperty>
        </systemProperties>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

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