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====Install the org.eclipse.releng.tools plugin to Eclipse ====

Take the plugin from Eclipse repository like the documentation [[Eclipse_copyright_tool]] described:
* use the CVS plugin of Eclipse to checkout the org.eclipse.releng.tools into your workspace
* you can use Windows - preference - CVS - CVS Repositories
** Host: dev.eclipse.org
** Repository: /cvsroot/eclipse
* click on versions and look for org.eclipse.releng.tools-bundle
* pick out the bundle version of your Eclipse version e. g. org.eclipse.releng.tools R3_3_1_1
* choose check out to import the bundle into your workspace

To install this plugin to Eclipse you have to export this bundle into the plugins-folder of eClipse:
* right click on bundle and export
* choose plugin-development and then Deployable plug-ins and fragments
* choose the plugins subfolder of your Eclipse folder
* this exports a file like 'org.eclipse.releng.tools_3.3.0.200809301227.jar' into this plugin folder
* restart your Eclipse workspace

====Configuration of Eclipse copyright tool ====
[[Image:Copyrighttool.jpg]]

* the listbox 'copyright template' takes a fix header for your java files
* you can declare a creation and revision year
* you can declare that existing header will be replaced
* you can declare that properties files like build.properties will be skiped

====Use Eclipse copyright tool ====
[[Image:Copyrighttool2.jpg]]

* change to Resource-view of eClipse
* deselect all working sets, if you have selected - you must see the project structure of your workspace
* click right on your project and choose Advanced fix copyrights

The tool will:
* insert a header
** in java files
** if configured, in *.properties files
** if configured, with override existing header

The tool will NOT
* insert a header in other files like plugin.xml