Originally posted by Frank Carver:
If so, why, and what is it for?
I suspect that it is a standard file format used when developing Eclipse plugins.
And my usual question: how do I get it to stop doing it?
Temporarily: right click on the file, "open with..."
Permanently: Preferences/General/Editors/File Associations - select file type "build.properties", choose a different default editor
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