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Frequently needed Eclipse tasks
Task tips
 | Starup
 | none
 | Use shortcut with VM and workspace specified
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 | workspace
 | none
 | Use 1 workspace for all/most of your projects
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 | Build automatically
 | menu/project/build automatically
 | Turn on automatic build
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 | place my project in an outside directory
 | menu/file/new/project
 | Check off default directory and specify your own
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 | Creating a jar file
 | java project/right-click/export/jar file
 | Use jar descriptor files
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 | Recreating a jar file
 | descriptorfile/right click/create jar
 | Locate the descriptor file and right click on it to recreate the jar file with the same specs
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