How do I get the command-line for an Eclipse run configuration

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I have several JUnit run configurations in Eclipse that I need to replicate on the command-line in order to use a third-party analysis tool   So far I ve just been writing the command-line manually by looking at the run configuration and writing the appropriate classpath and command-line arguments   Eclipse s run configurations  normal  JUnit  or other  must ultimately boil down to a command-line anyway  so how and where do I find that

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I found a solution on Stack Overflow for Java program run configurations which also works for JUnit run configurations.

You can get the full command executed by your configuration on the Debug tab, or more specifically the Debug view.

Run your application

Go to your Debug perspective

There should be an entry in there (in the Debug View) for the app you've just executed

Right-click the node which references java.exe or javaw.exe and select Properties In the dialog that pops up you'll see the Command Line which includes all jars, parameters, etc

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You ll find the junit launch commands in  metadata  plugins org eclipse debug core  launches  assuming your Eclipse works like mine does   The files are named  TestClass  launch   You will probably also need the  classpath file in the project directory that contains the test class   Like the run configurations  they re XML files  even if they don t have an xml extension

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Scan your workspace  metadata directory for files called   launch  I forget which plugin directory exactly holds these records  but it might even be the most basic org eclipse plugins core one

[eclipse] How do I get the command-line for an Eclipse run configuration?

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