Sibling products in a common source tree
The source files for the company's products are laid out in one big directory that is version and configuration managed outside Eclipse:
- Select the menu item File > New > Project.... to open the New Project wizard.
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On the left pane of the first wizard page, select Java, and on the right pane, select Java Project.
Click Next.
- On the next page, type "Product1" in the Project name field. Click Next.

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Select "Product1" source folder and click Edit....
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Click Create New Folder.... Type "JavaSourceFiles" in the Folder name field.
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Click Advanced. Check Link to folder in the file system.
Click Browse.... and choose the "JavaSourceFiles" directory in "Product1".
- Click OK twice to close the two dialogs.
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Type "Product1/bin" in the Default output folder field.
- Click Finish.
- Repeat these steps for "Product2".
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You now have two Java projects which respectively contain the sources of "Product1" and "Product2".

Java projects
Java views
Working with build paths
Creating a new Java project
Creating a Java project with source folders
Creating a new source folder
Using the Package Explorer
New Java Project Wizard
Package Explorer View