# How to list all transitive external module dependencies without downloading its artifacts

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-list-all-transitive-external-module-dependencies-without-downloading-its-artifacts/2611>\
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**Created:** [September 20, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-list-all-transitive-external-module-dependencies-without-downloading-its-artifacts/2611 "2012-09-20T10:58:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-list-all-transitive-external-module-dependencies-without-downloading-its-artifacts/2611/1 "2012-09-20T10:58:00Z")

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I’ve tried multiple ways to list all transitive external module dependencies of a specific external module without downloading the modules themselves.

Is there a way to tell Gradle to visit all dependencies by just downloading its metadata but not its artifacts? thanks