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Thomas Sablik
Thomas Sablik

Reputation: 16447

Eclipse config locations on linux

I'm using eclipse Mars.1 JEE with CDT on CentOS 7 Gnome Classic and I'm wondering where eclipse saves configs and plugins. The reason is that I had the following problem and I'd like to understand.

I installed a plugin to apply external themes (Eclipse Colo Theme) and I changed the colors. I didn't like the plugin and removed it but I didn't set the colors back. After some time I found code snippets which where not readable because of the colors. But I forgot about the plugin and the changes I applied. I tried to solve the problem and looked for a solution but I found no solution. I downloaded eclipse, extracted it in the downloads folder and started it. The problem was there, too. And also my proxy configs. So I installed the plugin, reverted my changes and checked both eclipse folders. Both versions were fixed. So both versions check a central location on my system for configs, themes and plugins.

I found ~/.eclipse but it doesn't seem like there is a config. Are there other places were eclipse saves a config, even when I use a portable eclipse version?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 258

Answers (1)

howlger
howlger

Reputation: 34165

Most preferences like theme, color and fonts, etc. are stored in the subfolder .metadata of the workspace.

If you switch to another workspace (File > Switch Workspace > ...) you will see, which preferences are workspace specific and which are not.

In some cases, the Restore Defaults button in the Preferences dialog (e. g. in Window > Preferences: General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts) can be used to restore the default preferences.

Upvotes: 1

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