IntelliJ IDEA - omit default Java class header generation

Question

Every time when I use IDEA and create a Java class with normal "New Java class" menu option, it generates an ugly and useless Javadoc-style header before the class itself:

/**  * Created by greycat on 18.03.14.  */ 

I might rant a lot on why is it useless, for example:

1. I would have authorship & timestamps in my VCS anyway
2. It blatantly breaks any Javadoc documentation practices (for instance, using @author or @since tag)
3. It uses ugly, ambiguous, locale-specific date format

Is there a way to disable this behavior, i.e. just create normal, clean class template, without this header?

Answer 1

After the class is generated you can click on the generated text and press alt-enter. This shows you an option to edit the template.

Answer 2

The following is valid for IDEA 13.x.

Files -> Settings, under IDE Settings, select "File and code templates".

In the right panel, you will see several tabs: choose "Includes". There is a "File Header" entry: select this, modify and save.

Note that this header applies to all file types.

Note also that this is a separate setting from copyright notices, which you can set per project.