Common

Use this page to specify the location to store your run configuration, standard input and output, and background launch options.

Figure 1. Debug Configurations - Common Tab
Debug Configurations - Common Tab

The following table lists and explains the the Common tab options.

Table 1. Common Tab Options
Option Description
Save as
Local file Select to save the launch configuration locally.
Shared file Select to specifies the path of, or browse to, a workspace to store the launch configuration file, and be able to commit it to a repository.
Display in favourites menu Check to add the configuration name to Run or Debug menus for easy selection.
Encoding Select an encoding scheme to use for console output.
Standard Input and Output
Allocate Console (necessary for input) Select to assign a console view to receive the output.
File Specify the file name to save output.
Browse Workspace Specifies the path of, or browse to, a workspace to store the output file.
Browse File System Specifies the path of, or browse to, a file system directory to store the output file.
Variables Select variables by name to include in the output file.
Append Check to append output. Uncheck to recreate file each time.
Port Check to redirect standard output ( stdout, stderr) of a process being debugged to a user specified socket. Note: You can also use the redirect command in debugger shell to redirect standard output streams to a socket.
Act as Server Select to redirect the output from the current process to a local server socket bound to the specified port.
Hostname/IP Address Select to redirect the output from the current process to a server socket located on the specified host and bound to the specified port. The debugger will connect and write to this server socket via a client socket created on an ephemeral port
Launch in background Check to launch configuration in background mode.