The -emp and -ep CLI switches should prompt for a password if the user omits it. This would help to avoid having to escape shell characters in strong passwords.
The -emp and -ep CLI switches should prompt for a password if the user omits it. This would help to avoid having to escape shell characters in strong passwords.
Note that the docs mention that these switches prompt for a password when they do not:
http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-encryption.html
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Password encryption CLI switches should prompt for password if missing
Arnaud has improved the documentation for this, will file this for a future enhancement.