This page collects useful tips on using Eclipse.
Identify Multiple Instances of Eclipse
You might have learned to identify your instance of Eclipse by looking at the perspective or "about Eclipse".
There is an easier way to identify an instance of Eclipse. It's the "-showlocation" flag. It embeds the workspace path to the title bar of Eclipse.
Example:
| Title bar | |
|---|---|
| Without –showlocation | Java – Eclipse SDK |
| With –showlocation | Java – Eclipse SDK – E:/Eclipse/Eclipse WTP/wksp/.... |
Here is how you do it
For Windows
- Create a shortcut of Eclipse.exe
- Go to shortcut's properties
- Add "-showlocation"(without quote) to the end of Target field
- Click OK
- Use this shortcut to start eclipse
For Linux
- Create a batch script
- type "/path/to/eclipse/eclipse -showlocation" (without quote)
- Save it
- Run it to start eclipse
Someone please test this on linux, I created this based on my Linux memory.