Installing plugin into eclipse using command line

Question

I have an update site, and got the directory which contains the features and plugins

How to install the plugin in eclipse application using the command line ? I want to automate this process

possible duplicate of [How do you automate the installation of Eclipse plugins with command line?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7163970/how-do-you-automate-the-installation-of-eclipse-plugins-with-command-line) — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Apr 01 '14 at 13:19
Decent write-up with screenshots here: http://www.lorenzobettini.it/2012/10/installing-eclipse-features-via-the-command-line/ — Miron Veryanskiy, Dec 10 '18 at 19:59

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 24 '12 at 15:19

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You can invoke p2 director application using something like this:

eclipsec.exe
   -application org.eclipse.equinox.p2.director
   -repository http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo/
   -installIU org.eclipse.cdt.feature.group
   -destination d:/eclipse/
   -profile SDKProfile

Here is also link to p2 wiki.

answered Jul 24 '12 at 15:19

Eugene Kuleshov

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How it will know about my feature while I don't refer to its path ? – becks Jul 24 '12 at 15:23
You will specify installIU for your feature and repository location, e.g. using file: protocol. – Eugene Kuleshov Jul 24 '12 at 15:26

Installing plugin into eclipse using command line

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