Index: shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/DeployCommand.java
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--- shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/DeployCommand.java	(revision 1376198)
+++ shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/DeployCommand.java	(working copy)
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@
 
     @Option(name = "-s", aliases = { "--start" }, description = "Start all deployed bundles", required = false, multiValued = false)
     protected boolean start = false;
+    
+    @Option(name = "-d", aliases = { "--deployOptional" }, description = "Deploy optional bundles", required = false, multiValued = false)
+    protected boolean deployOptional = false;
 
     protected void doExecute(RepositoryAdmin admin) throws Exception {
-        doDeploy(admin, bundles, start);
+        doDeploy(admin, bundles, start, deployOptional);
     }
 
 }
Index: shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/StartCommand.java
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--- shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/StartCommand.java	(revision 1376198)
+++ shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/StartCommand.java	(working copy)
@@ -16,14 +16,24 @@
  */
 package org.apache.karaf.shell.obr;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.apache.felix.bundlerepository.RepositoryAdmin;
+import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Argument;
 import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Command;
+import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Option;
 
 @Command(scope = "obr", name = "start", description = "Deploys and starts a list of bundles using OBR.")
-public class StartCommand extends DeployCommand {
+public class StartCommand extends ObrCommandSupport {
+	
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "bundles", description = "List of bundle names to deploy (separated by whitespaces)", required = true, multiValued = true)
+    protected List<String> bundles;
+	
+    @Option(name = "-d", aliases = { "--deployOptional" }, description = "Deploy optional bundles", required = false, multiValued = false)
+    protected boolean deployOptional = false;
 
     protected void doExecute(RepositoryAdmin admin) throws Exception {
-        doDeploy(admin, bundles, true);
+        doDeploy(admin, bundles, true, deployOptional);
     }
 
 }
Index: shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/ObrCommandSupport.java
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--- shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/ObrCommandSupport.java	(revision 1376198)
+++ shell/obr/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/shell/obr/ObrCommandSupport.java	(working copy)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         out.println("");
     }
 
-    protected void doDeploy(RepositoryAdmin admin, List<String> bundles, boolean start) throws Exception {
+    protected void doDeploy(RepositoryAdmin admin, List<String> bundles, boolean start, boolean deployOptional) throws Exception {
         Resolver resolver = admin.resolver();
         for (String bundle : bundles) {
             String[] target = getTarget(bundle);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         if ((resolver.getAddedResources() != null) &&
             (resolver.getAddedResources().length > 0))
         {
-            if (resolver.resolve())
+            if (resolver.resolve(deployOptional ? 0 : Resolver.NO_OPTIONAL_RESOURCES))
             {
                 System.out.println("Target resource(s):");
                 printUnderline(System.out, 19);
@@ -174,16 +174,18 @@
                             + " (" + resources[resIdx].getVersion() + ")");
                     }
                 }
-                resources = resolver.getOptionalResources();
-                if ((resources != null) && (resources.length > 0))
-                {
-                    System.out.println("\nOptional resource(s):");
-                    printUnderline(System.out, 21);
-                    for (int resIdx = 0; resIdx < resources.length; resIdx++)
-                    {
-                        System.out.println("   " + resources[resIdx].getPresentationName()
-                            + " (" + resources[resIdx].getVersion() + ")");
-                    }
+                if (deployOptional) {
+                	resources = resolver.getOptionalResources();
+                	if ((resources != null) && (resources.length > 0))
+                	{
+                		System.out.println("\nOptional resource(s):");
+                		printUnderline(System.out, 21);
+                		for (int resIdx = 0; resIdx < resources.length; resIdx++)
+                		{
+                			System.out.println("   " + resources[resIdx].getPresentationName()
+                					+ " (" + resources[resIdx].getVersion() + ")");
+                		}
+                	}
                 }
 
                 try