Copying multiple resource directories to independent target directories with maven

This is where the file ends up:

<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/blah</outputDirectory>

This is where it is copied from:

<directory>src/main/otherresources</directory>

There would be an <include> or <includes> tag to tell the file name(s)

Multiples

You need multiple <execution>s with different <id>s for multiple folders:

  <plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.6</version>
    <executions>
      <execution>
        <id>copy-resources-1</id>
        <phase>validate</phase>
        <goals>
          <goal>copy-resources</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
          <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/blah</outputDirectory>
          <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>blah</directory>
                <filtering>true</filtering>
            </resource>
          </resources>
        </configuration>
      </execution>
      <execution>
        <id>copy-resources-2</id>
        <phase>validate</phase>
        <goals>
          <goal>copy-resources</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
          <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/ughh</outputDirectory>
          <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>ughh</directory>
                <filtering>true</filtering>
            </resource>
          </resources>
        </configuration>
      </execution>
    </executions>
  </plugin>

For me this one works well in Maven 3:

        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.5</version>
            <executions>
                <execution>
                    <id>custom-resources</id>
                    <phase>process-resources</phase>
                    <goals>
                        <goal>copy-resources</goal>
                    </goals>
                    <configuration>
                        <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
                        <resources>                                        
                            <resource>
                                <targetPath>${basedir}/target/blah</targetPath>
                                <directory>blah</directory>
                                <filtering>true</filtering>
                            </resource>             
                            <resource>
                                <targetPath>${basedir}/target/uggh</targetPath>
                                <directory>uggh</directory>
                                <filtering>false</filtering>
                            </resource>              
                        <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                    </configuration>            
                </execution>
            </executions>
        </plugin>

This is the simpler solution I've found and it's working...

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.7</version>
            <configuration>   
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins> 
    <resources>
        <resource>
            <directory>${basedir}/src/main/java/org/mc2/mymusic/gui/main/Menu/resources</directory>
            <targetPath>${basedir}/target/classes/org/mc2/mymusic/gui/main/Menu/resources</targetPath>
            <filtering>false</filtering>
        </resource>
    </resources>  
</build>

You can use ant-style patterns

<plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.7</version>
    <executions>
        <execution>
            <id>copy-resources</id>
            <phase>validate</phase>
            <goals>
                <goal>copy-resources</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
                <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
                <resources>
                    <resource>
                        <directory>${basedir}</directory>
                        <includes>
                            <include>blah/**</include>
                            <include>uggh/**</include>
                        </includes>
                    </resource>
                </resources>
            </configuration>
        </execution>
    </executions>
</plugin>