Mainly used for searching missing dependency class (ClassNotFound) jars
if plugin group definition is not done then fully qualified plugin name must be used.
mvn jivalo.plugins:search-maven-plugin:file
<pluginGroups>
<pluginGroup>jivalo.plugins</pluginGroup>
</pluginGroups>
If jivalo plugin groups is defined then short version of plugin is used
mvn search:file
Here is sample search plugin configuration: