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<h1>Running external tools</h1>
<p>The Workbench provides a mechanism for running tools that are not part of it. To configure an external tool:</p>
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<li>Click <a class="command-link" href=
'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.externalTools.commands.OpenExternalToolsConfigurations")'><img src=
"PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>Run > External Tools > External
Tools...</b></a>.</li>
<li>Select the Program configuration</li>
<li>Click the <b>New</b> button.</li>
<li>Enter a name for your external tool (for example, My External Tool).</li>
<li>Click the <b>Browse File System</b> button.</li>
<li>Find the tool you want to run (for example, on Windows it is usually a file with the extension .exe or
.bat).</li>
<li>(Optional) In the <b>Arguments</b> field enter the necessary arguments for the tool.</li>
<li>(Optional)In the <b>Working directory</b> field enter the working directory for the tool.</li>
<li>Click <b>Run</b>.</li>
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<p>These steps create a persisted launch configuration. The newly created configuration will appear in the launch
history under <b>Run > External Tools</b> and will be available in the launch configuration dialog which is opened
by clicking <a class="command-link" href=
'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.externalTools.commands.OpenExternalToolsConfigurations")'><img src=
"PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link"> <b>Run > External Tools > External
Tools...</b></a>.</p>
<p>It is also possible to set up and run an external tool to build a project.</p>
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<li>Select the desired project.</li>
<li>From its pop-up menu choose <b>Properties</b>.</li>
<li>Click <b>Builders</b> from the list, and configure the tool as described above.</li>
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<h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3><a href="../concepts/concepts-exttools.htm">External tools</a>
<h3 class="related">Related tasks</h3><a href="./tasks-ant-running.htm">Running Ant buildfiles</a>
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