How to define default JVM arguments in IDEA?

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Is there an option to define default JVM arguments in IntelliJ IDEA?

For example, I would like to always activate:

-ea -Dslf4j.detectLoggerNameMismatch=true

In Eclipse, the option can be found in:

Preferences -> Java -> Installed JREs -> Edit -> Default VM arguments

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14928534/how-do-i-make-intellij-use-jvm-options-for-all-main-files-in-a-project — kupsef, Sep 09 '15 at 16:20

score 28 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 09 '15 at 16:15

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You have to do it per run type (Application, JUnit test, etc).

In the "edit configurations" window ("Run" ▸ "Edit Configurations..."), expand the "Defaults" item, select the appropriate run type, and edit its defaults in the left pane.

The full documentation is available in the IDEA docs.

answered Sep 09 '15 at 16:15

yshavit

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Tnx! Saved me tons of time. – Denis Kulagin Oct 02 '16 at 09:09
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In the new versions it is called Templates - just for reference :) – alext Jan 29 '19 at 13:11
document link was 404ed – Aura Jun 11 '20 at 01:18

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '18 at 14:47

You can set your VM options for all applications as a default by picking the application type (for command line Java programs it would be 'Application') under the 'Templates' tree found via the menu items Run/Edit Configurations... Then all new applications you create will use that default. Older versions of IntelliJ IDEA labeled that tree 'Defaults'.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 16 '18 at 11:18

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This is the field in the Run/Debug Configurations dialog you need to edit:

answered May 16 '18 at 11:18

OneWorld

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This won't create a default unless you do it under a Template, rather than an individual run configuration. – Joshua Goldberg Feb 05 '19 at 21:17

How to define default JVM arguments in IDEA?

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