1shell_default(3)           Erlang Module Definition           shell_default(3)
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NAME

6       shell_default - Customizing the Erlang environment.
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DESCRIPTION

9       The  functions  in this module are called when no module name is speci‐
10       fied in a shell command.
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12       Consider the following shell dialog:
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14       1> lists:reverse("abc").
15       "cba"
16       2> c(foo).
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19       In command one, module lists is called. In command two, no module  name
20       is specified. The shell searches module user_default followed by module
21       shell_default for function c/1.
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23       shell_default is intended  for  "system  wide"  customizations  to  the
24       shell.  user_default  is  intended  for "local" or individual user cus‐
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HINT

28       To add your own commands to the shell, create a module called  user_de‐
29       fault and add the commands you want. Then add the following line as the
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34       $PATH is the directory where your user_default module can be found.
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38Ericsson AB                     stdlib 3.14.2.1               shell_default(3)