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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index 6f6eca2a0b..99f0421080 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -360,11 +360,12 @@ </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[-mode interactive | embedded]]></c></tag> <item> - <p>Indicates if the system is to load code dynamically - (<c><![CDATA[interactive]]></c>), or if all code is to be loaded - during system initialization (<c><![CDATA[embedded]]></c>); see - <seealso marker="kernel:code"><c>code(3)</c></seealso>. - Defaults to <c><![CDATA[interactive]]></c>.</p> + <p>Modules are auto loaded when they are first referenced if the + runtime system runs in <c><![CDATA[interactive]]></c> mode, which is + the default. In <c><![CDATA[embedded]]></c> mode modules are not auto + loaded. The latter is recommended when the boot script preloads all + modules, as conventionally happens in OTP releases. See + <seealso marker="kernel:code"><c>code(3)</c></seealso></p>. </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[-name Name]]></c></tag> <item> @@ -1641,9 +1642,7 @@ <tag>The <c>.erlang</c> startup file</tag> <item> <p>When Erlang/OTP is started, the system searches for a file named - <c>.erlang</c> in the directory where Erlang/OTP is started. If not - found, the user's home directory is searched for an <c>.erlang</c> - file.</p> + <c>.erlang</c> in the user's home directory.</p> <p>If an <c>.erlang</c> file is found, it is assumed to contain valid Erlang expressions. These expressions are evaluated as if they were input to the shell.</p> @@ -1695,4 +1694,3 @@ code:load_abs("..../user_default"). ]]></code> <seealso marker="tools:make"><c>make(3)</c></seealso></p> </section> </comref> - |