diff --git a/tools/build/onos-build b/tools/build/onos-build
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+#!/bin/bash
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Builds the ONOS from source.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+. $ONOS_ROOT/tools/build/envDefaults
+
+cd $ONOS_ROOT
+mvn clean install && mvn javadoc:aggregate
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