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<h1>Specifying the location of the run configuration</h1>
<p>When you create a run configuration, it is saved with the extension <samp>.launch</samp> in <samp>org.eclipse.debug.core</samp>.
You can specify an alternate location in which to store your run configuration. You can
also specify how you access it and what
perspective to open when running an application.</p>
<p>To specify the location of a run configuration:</p>
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<li>In the C/C++ Projects view, select a project.</li>
<li>Click <b>Run > Run</b> or <b>Run > Debug</b>.</li>
<li>In the <b>Configurations</b> box, expand <b>C/C++ Local</b>.</li>
<li>Click the <b>Common</b> tab.<br>
<img src="../images/run_common.png" alt="Run Common window">
</li>
<li>To save <samp> .launch</samp> to a project in your workspace, and to be able
to commit it to CVS, click <b>Shared</b>.</li>
<li>In the <b>Folder Selection</b> window, select a project, and click <b>OK</b>.<br>
<img src="../images/run_common_folder.png" alt="Run Common Folder Selection window">
</li>
<li>To specify which perspective opens when you run, select a perspective
from the <b>Run mode</b> list.</li>
<li>To specify which perspective opens when you run, select a perspective
from the <b>Debug mode</b> list.</li>
<li>Click <b>Run</b>, or do the following, as required:<ul><li>To set the environment variables
and values to use when an application runs, see <a href="cdt_t_run_env.htm">
Setting environment variables</a>.</li>
<li>To select a debugger to use when debugging an application, see
<a href="cdt_t_run_dbg.htm">Defining debug settings</a>.</li>
<li>To specify the location of source files used when debugging a C or C++
application, see <a href="cdt_t_run_source.htm">Specifying the location of
source files</a>.</li>
<li>To specify where the run configuration is stored, how you access it, and
the perspective to open when running an application, see
<a href="cdt_t_run_config.htm">Selecting a run/debug configuration</a>.</li></ul>
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<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">CDT Projects</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a></p>
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<a href="cdt_o_run_config.htm">Creating or editing a run configuration</a></p>
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<a href="../reference/cdt_o_run_dbg_pages.htm">Run and Debug dialog box</a></p>
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