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# Using Cover CLI in Eclipse

See our YouTube video for a walkthrough of using Cover CLI as an external tool in Eclipse. The video covers setup and test creation.

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## 1. Download install and license Cover CLI

If you haven't done so already, download, install, and license Cover CLI - see [Get started - Cover CLI](/get-started/get-started/get-started-cover-cli.md) for details.

## 2. Prerequisites

Please ensure all of the [prerequisites](/get-started/specs-and-reqs.md#prerequisites) for using Diffblue Cover have been met.

## 3. Configure Diffblue Cover CLI

1. Go to `Run > External Tools > External Tools Configuration…` and enter a **Name** for the new configuration (e.g. Cover).
2. Enter or browse to select the **Location** of the Cover executable.
3. Enter or browse to select the **Working Directory** for the location of your project.
4. Enter the following command:

```
create ${java_type_name} --class-name-template=$"{CLASS_NAME}Tests"
                         --merge --batch
```

<table><thead><tr><th width="278.79699248120306">Component</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>create</code></td><td>The create command for Cover.</td></tr><tr><td><code>${java_type_name}</code></td><td>The class you wish to run Cover on. This is a variable that eclipse replaces with the selected class when run.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--class-name-template=</code><br><code>$"{CLASS_NAME}Tests"</code></td><td>This will change the class names so that the classes have the same names as the existing ones (provided that the existing test classes use a standard naming convention). The quotes around <code>{CLASS_NAME}</code> are required so that Eclipse does not interpret this as one of its own variables.</td></tr><tr><td><code>--merge</code></td><td>This merges these tests with your existing classes (instead of replacing them).</td></tr><tr><td><code>--batch</code></td><td>To make the output cleaner.</td></tr></tbody></table>

5\. Select the option **Refresh resources upon completion** so that you see the new tests in your IDE once Cover has run.

## 4. Running Diffblue Cover CLI

1. Select a Java class and then open it.
2. Then click **Run External Tool** in the top toolbar.
3. The Cover output is now seen in the console below.