dependencies - Maven dependency: exclude one class

Question

For example I have dependency:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
    <version>1.5.6</version>
</dependency>  

Can I exclude one class, for example org/slf4j/Marker.class?

Answer 1

Try it with the shade plugin

Details on why use shade and basic usage