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6 typer - Typer, a Type annotator for ERlang programs.
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10 TypEr shows type information for Erlang modules to the user. Addition‐
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14 TypEr is used from the command-line. This section provides a brief de‐
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20 Usage:
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22 typer [--help] [--version] [--plt PLT] [--edoc]
23 [--show | --show-exported | --annotate | --annotate-inc-files]
24 [-Ddefine]* [-I include_dir]* [-pa dir]* [-pz dir]*
25 [-T application]* [-r] file*
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34 Search directories recursively for .erl files below them.
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36 --show:
37 Print type specifications for all functions on stdout. (This is the
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40 --show-exported (or show_exported):
41 Same as --show, but print specifications for exported functions
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46 Annotate the specified files with type specifications.
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49 Same as --annotate but annotates all -include() files as well as
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54 Print type information as Edoc @spec comments, not as type specs.
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57 Use the specified dialyzer PLT file rather than the default one.
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60 The specified file(s) already contain type specifications and these
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66 Pass the defined name(s) to TypEr. (**)
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69 Pass the include_dir to TypEr. (**)
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72 Include dir in the path for Erlang. This is useful when analyzing
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76 Include dir in the path for Erlang. This is useful when analyzing
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80 Print the TypEr version and some more information and exit.
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83 ** options -D and -I work both from the command line and in the TypEr
84 GUI; the syntax of defines and includes is the same as that used by
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