Change User location(home variable) in Egit (Eclipse)

Question

I use Eclipse Indigo and Windows 7 and plugin egit/jgit for Eclipse.

How to change user location in egit? I should do it, because it contains special characters, which d

Answer 1

You need to add an environment variable: This is how i did it on windows 7

• Click start button.
  1. Right click "Computer"
  2. Click "Properties"
  3. Click "Advanced System Settings"
  4. "Environment variables" in "Advanced" tab.
  5. Click the "New" button to create a new variable under user variables pane.
  6. Enter "HOME" in the name field
  7. Enter "%USERPROFILE%" or some other path in the value field. (HOME should point to your home directory e.g. C:\Users\Tom. Ensure correct case! E.g. C:\users instead of C:\Users may cause problems!)
  8. Click OK, and OK again. You have just added the Home directory on Windows.