How to open a .launch file in Eclipse

I have a deploy.launch file that I checked out with a project that does not include the Eclipse project in source control, it only includes the .launch files.

How can I add the existing .launch files to my Eclipse project without having to click "new external tools configuration" and then cut and paste the fields from the .launch file into the wizard to effectivly recreate the .launch file? I would much rather just, well, launch 开发者_JS百科it.

File > Import... > Run/Debug > Launch Configurations

Just right click on the .launch file, select "Run As", and it's right there.

.launch files seem to get incorporated into the "External Tools" menu just by virtue of being present, although sometimes it decides it just won't bother.

You should be able to right-click > Run As on the .launch file.

How about:

Run-Icon-dropdown -> Organize Favorites -> Add

..opens a list with all .launch files associated with your project. after adding, the files are available in the Run and Debug dropdowns.