From caa23ea6a9bed7c7c63ba9b986a3ee7a8e25c887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GianMaria Romanato Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 15:10:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d3e10f --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# envfile-plugin +An eclipse plug-in that extends the launch configuration for local Java applications (the default launch configuration type for Java in Eclipse) +with the possibility to populate environment variables from files. + +The plug-in adds a tab to the launch configuration which allows the user to select one or more text files containing key=value pairs, one per line. +When the launch configuration is executed to start the Java program, the plug-in reads the text files and sets each key=value pair as an environment variable +for the new process. + +This is especially useful when using an application uses environment variables for differentiating its configuration for different execution environments. + +# license +Eclipse Public License 2.0 + +