# Eclipse Launcher Configuration

## Description

When starting Eclipse there are many command-line arguments which are valid to pass along to the executable. Rather than creating a shortcut or script for launching, users are able to create a launcher configuration file which will be read by the executable on startup.

The format of the launcher configuration file is as follows:

- The configuration file must have the same name as the executable itself, with a file extension of `.ini`. For instance, the default launcher configuration file is called `eclipse.ini`.
- The file must contain only one command-line argument per line.
- Whitespace is important...there cannot be any extra spaces at the end of each line.
- The file should be located as a sibling of the executable.

Sample file content:

    -vm
    c:/path/to/my/java.exe
    -debug
    -console
    -data
    d:/path/to/my/workspace
    -vmargs
    -Xmx384m