#### 16.6.2 Defining default command line

It is possible to define the command line that should be used for a tool when the user is using the default project, or hasn't overridden this command line in the project.

This is done through the `<initial-cmd-line>` tag, as a child of the `<tool>` tag. Its value is the command line that would be passed to the tool. This command line is parsed as usual, e.g. quotes are taken into account to avoid splitting switches each time a space is encountered.

         <?xml version="1.0" ?>
         <my_tool>
           <tool name="My tool" >
              <initial-cmd-line>-a -b -c</initial-cmd-line>
           </tool>
         </my_tool>