How to change the value of ${user} variable used in Eclipse templates

Question

Instead of hardcoding the default @author template I would like Eclipse to use user\'s real name taken from account information (in Linux - but Windows solution is also welc

Answer 1

Open Eclipse, navigate to Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Code Style -> Code Templates -> Comments -> Types and then press the 'Edit' button. There you can change your name in the generated comment from @Author ${user} to @Author Rajish.