Eclipse: How to disable welcome screen?

Question

I get an annoying welcome screen whenever I start eclipse. How can I get it to skip the welcome and go straight to the workbench when I start it?

Answer 1

By creating the following file in your empty workspace:

workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/org.eclipse.ui.prefs

and fill it in with:

eclipse.preferences.version=1
showIntro=false