How to cache specific maven artifact into local repository?

Question

Suppose I have some Maven coordinates, like

org.ow2.asm:asm:5.0.3

How would I cache these artifact into (existing) local maven repository?

Answer 1

I believe this truly answers your question: it shows how to download and cache locally a specific Maven artifact from specific Maven repository with all dependencies without having to create pom.xml or any other sort of dependency declaration.