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Whenever I switch workspaces/Eclipse installs I need to copy/redo the preferences:
I would like to maintain these settings in an unitary way, preferrably under source control. How can I do that?
I know about 'copy settings' when creating a new workspace, but it does not keep updated copies.
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To invoke this dialog, click on the Window menu and select the Preferences menu item. The preference pages are organized by category. You can locate a preference page by expanding the nodes of the tree in the left hand side of the dialog box.
Settings can be exported to a file using File -> Export -> Preferences, and you can import it to another Eclipse workspace.
Preferences are stored in the workspace of your application in the . metadata/. plugins/org. eclipse.
The Workspace Mechanic Preference Recorder allows you to record any changes that you make to Eclipse's preferences over a period of time, and export those changes to a task file that can be used by the Workspace Mechanic.
You could of course export/import those settings.
The other approach is to enable project specific settings for some settings.
We have a very small Git repository with those kind of files:
.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs (compiler problem settings and formatter rules).settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.pref (cleanup rules, common code templates)The common settings are just copied/merged in each projects .settings directory, ensuring common rules amongst all projects, whatever the workspace.
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