import java.io.*; File purgedJar = new File( localRepositoryPath, "org/apache/maven/its/dependency/purged/1.0/purged-1.0.jar" ); System.out.println( "Checking for absence of dummy JAR " + purgedJar ); if ( purgedJar.exists() ) { throw new Exception( "JAR was not purged: " + purgedJar ); } return true;