| copyright | lastupdated | keywords | subcollection | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2023-05-19 |
cli, developer extension, eclipse ide, IBM cloud cli |
cli |
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{: #eclipse-ide-plugins}
This preview release of {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} CLI for Eclipse plug-in provides extensions for Eclipse integrated development environments (IDEs). This Eclipse IDE plug-in enables developers to manage their {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} account, resources, and applications within the Eclipse IDE. {: shortdesc}
This plug-in provides functions that are provided by the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI. The {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI allows developers to work with {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} resources, apps, and containers.
{: caption="Figure 1. IBM Cloud CLI Eclipse plug-in" caption-side="bottom"}
This plug-in supports running ibmcloud CLI commands from within the Eclipse environment.
The {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI {{site.data.keyword.dev_cli_short}} eclipse-ibmcloud-cli plug-in for Eclipse is an open source project that is available on GitHub{: external}.
{: note}
{: #eclipse-ide-prereqs}
To use the Eclipse plug-in, install the following software:
- Eclipse{: external}
- {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI
If you install the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI in a custom directory, set the system property ibmcloud_eclipse_cli_path to the custom location of the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI installation. For example, -Dcom.ibmcloud.eclipse.cli.path=<path-to-ibmcloud-cli-installation>. Specify this location in the eclipse.ini file under vmargs.
{: #eclipse-ide-install}
The {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} CLI plug-in can be installed from the Eclipse marketplace{: external}. Follow the instructions in the marketplace to complete the installation of the plug-in.
{: #eclipse-ide-report-issues}
If you want to report bugs or enhancement requests, open a work item in the GitHub repo.{: external}