Gradle

generate dependency tree

$ ./gradlew dependencies > dep.txt

generate dependency tree and refresh dependencies

$ ./gradlew dependencies > dep.txt --refresh-dependencies
The --refresh-dependencies option tells Gradle to ignore all cached entries for resolved modules and artifacts.

Ref: Listing project dependencies

create java project

$ gradle init --type java-application

More info at Build Init Plugin
Clean build.gradle file

eclipse - download sources and javadoc

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'

eclipse {
    classpath {
        downloadJavadoc = true
        downloadSources = true
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    mavenLocal()
}

$ gradle cleanEclipse eclipse

If mavenLocal() is present in your repositories, don't forget to put it at the bottom of the list.

add test sources from one project to second in multiproject environment

testCompile project(':sub-project').sourceSets.test.output

publish to local repository

$ ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal

Ref

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28404149/how-to-download-javadocs-and-sources-for-jar-using-gradle-2-0