diff --git a/tools/gitiles-dev.launch b/tools/gitiles-dev.launch
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<launchConfiguration type="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.localJavaApplication">
+<stringAttribute key="bad_container_name" value="tools/gitiles-dev.launch"/>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
+<listEntry value="/gitiles-dev/src/main/java/com/google/gitiles/dev/Main.java"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
+<listEntry value="1"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.ui.favoriteGroups">
+<listEntry value="org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchGroup.debug"/>
+<listEntry value="org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchGroup.run"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.m2e.launchconfig.classpathProvider"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.MAIN_TYPE" value="com.google.gitiles.dev.Main"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR" value="gitiles-dev"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.SOURCE_PATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.m2e.launchconfig.sourcepathProvider"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="${workspace_loc:gitiles-parent}/../gitiles_test_site"/>
+</launchConfiguration>