title: How to import a java project missing .project .settings .classpath files into eclipse
body: <p>I got a java source code from an opensource project. The source code doesn't have eclipse project specific files such as .project ,.classpath ,.setting(directory). How can I import that java source into eclipse ?</p>
  
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  <p>I don't have pom.xml(mvn) file to specify. So I tried manually.</p>
  
  <p>followed the below steps to solve</p>
  
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  <li>Create a directory with the projectName and a directory "src"  under projectName.</li>
  <li>Move the source code ( ie: org/apache/hadoop directory) into src directory under projectName.</li>
  <li>Create a sample project in eclipse and go the workspace and modify the .project xml file by changing the project name ,.settings ,.classpath files</li>
  <li>Copy the modified ".project" file and ".settings" ,".classpath" from eclipse workspace project directory to the newly created directory "projectName/"
  5 .Use eclipse import option under File menu to import the newly created project use Existing project into workspace option </li>
  <li>Give the project root directory as projectName directory.</li>
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