When working with Eclipse for a while you might have defined your own shortcuts / key bindings for your favourite commands in Window -> Preferences -> General -> Keys. But how do you export the shortcuts / key bindings from your current Eclipse installation to be able to import them to a new Eclipse installation on some other computer? Here is a step-by-step guide:
Step-by-step guide
Export Eclipse shortcuts/key bindings:
- Select “File -> Export…” in the Eclipse menu.
- Choose “Preferences” in the “General” folder.
- Click “Next”.
- Select “Choose specific preferences to export”.
- Select “Keys Preferences”.
- Decide a file name for the exported shortcuts/key bindings.
- Click “Finish”.
Import Eclipse shortcuts/key bindings:
- Select “File -> Import…” in the Eclipse menu.
- Choose “Preferences” in the “General” folder.
- Click “Next”.
- Browse for your exported shortcuts/key bindings file.
- Select “Choose specific preferences to export”.
- Select “Keys Preferences”.
- Click “Finish”.
