where is the NetBeans config file (netbeans.conf) located?

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my NetBeans has ugly fonts in interface. I'm going to make antialiasing for it. In internet I saw that there is should be

-J-Dswing.aatext=true -J-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on

in netbeans_default_options. This file should be located in /etc/netbeans.conf. But there isn't this file. I have NetBeans 6.8. Help, please.

UPD:

[ockonal@wincode ~]$ cd ~/.netbeans/6.8/

[ockonal@wincode 6.8]$ ls

ant build.properties docs lib modules sources update_tracking bin config
jsstubs lock native update var

UPD2 With utilite find I did:

find / -name 'netbeans.conf'

This gave me:

/usr/share/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf

In Win 7 w/ NB 8, this config file is located in `C:\Program Files\NetBeans 8.0.1\etc`. — james.garriss, Jan 23 '15 at 10:50
Funny thing, I was searching for the file location to do the same thing and this thread saved me time — Uğur Gümüşhan, Aug 06 '17 at 22:12

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '10 at 14:50

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In my NetBeans 6.7, this file is located at

{netbeans-installation-dir}/etc/netbeans.conf

I guess if you are using Windows, and the default folders, you should be able to find somewhere here:

C:\Program Files\NetBeans 6.8\etc\netbeans.conf

On a linux box, you should be able to find the file somewhere here

On Linux the installer lets the user choose where you want to install NetBeans. You may find it under /home/yourname/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf or /opt/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf. [ from http://wiki.netbeans.org/FaqNetbeansConf ]

answered Mar 15 '10 at 14:50

wtaniguchi

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oh, sorry. I didn't write that I'm using Arch Linux. – Max Frai Mar 15 '10 at 14:53
I haven't netbeans folder in /opt – Max Frai Mar 15 '10 at 14:57
I use NetBeans 7, and Netbeans configuration file path is `C:\Program Files\NetBeans 7.3.1\etc\netbeans.conf` – Vy Do Jul 30 '15 at 07:57

Krishna · Answer 2 · 2020-05-18T09:53:12.543

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On an ubuntu platform you can use the following command

locate netbeans.conf

to find where the netbeans files are located. It's the best way that provides with a precise location of your netbeans.conf file.

Hope this will help someone in need.

edited May 18 '20 at 09:53

answered Aug 21 '13 at 06:46

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in MAC-OS also works fine :) – bortunac Jan 19 '23 at 12:54

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 09 '14 at 15:38

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On Mac OS X:

/Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans XXX.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf

(Where XXX is The installed version of NetBeans)

Example for NetBeans 8.0:

/Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans 8.0.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf

answered Apr 09 '14 at 15:38

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For anyone using Finder to browse, right click the Netbeans application icon and click "Show Package Contents" to see the Contents folder. – TheKarateKid Apr 12 '18 at 15:53

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 03 '18 at 21:55

Current as of this date for Windows, go to %APPDATA%\NetBeans, then the version (I have 8.2 and dev). In there you'll find a config folder with tons of stuff under it. I came to this Q&A looking for info on fonts and colors. That info is now found under config\Editors. Some base info for your themes are in there under FontsColors. Styling and color details are under folder text, and then in subfolders similar to the above.

As an example, I went to tools>options>Fonts&Colors. I duplicated the Darcula profile into (my initials) TGDark to make changes. Then to Syntax, HTML, and "Javascript Embedded in HTML", I set the background color to #3F2B2B. Now, in the file system I found this setting under:

C:\Users\tony\AppData\Roaming\NetBeans\dev\config\Editors\text\html\FontsColors\TGDark\org-netbeans-modules-editor-settings-CustomFontsColors-tokenColorings.xml

And in that file, note the bgcolor:

<fontcolor bgColor="ff3f2b2b" default="default" name="javascript-embedded"/>

What an adventure...

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 01 '22 at 11:18

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In Arch/Manjaro it's in /usr/etc/netbeans.conf (locate netbeans.conf is our friend)

answered Jul 01 '22 at 11:18

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 28 '20 at 10:56

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in linux:
usr/local/netbeans.{version}/etc/netbeans.conf

answered Jul 28 '20 at 10:56

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 28 '22 at 16:44

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In macOS for the latest release Apache NetBeans 14 it's located here:

"/Applications/NetBeans/Apache NetBeans 14.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf"

answered Jun 28 '22 at 16:44

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