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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -25,270 +25,310 @@
<title>c</title>
<prepared>Joe Armstrong</prepared>
<docno>1</docno>
- <date>96-10-30</date>
+ <date>1996-10-30</date>
<rev>B</rev>
</header>
<module>c</module>
- <modulesummary>Command Interface Module</modulesummary>
+ <modulesummary>Command interface module.</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p>The <c>c</c> module enables users to enter the short form of
+ <p>This module enables users to enter the short form of
some commonly used commands.</p>
<note>
- <p>These functions are are intended for interactive use in
- the Erlang shell only. The module prefix may be omitted.</p>
+ <p>These functions are intended for interactive use in
+ the Erlang shell only. The module prefix can be omitted.</p>
</note>
</description>
+
<funcs>
<func>
<name name="bt" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>Stack backtrace for a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Stack backtrace for a process.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Stack backtrace for a process. Equivalent to
<c>erlang:process_display(<anno>Pid</anno>, backtrace)</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="c" arity="1"/>
<name name="c" arity="2"/>
- <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p><c>c/1,2</c> compiles and then purges and loads the code for
- a file. <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to []. Compilation is
+ <p>Compiles and then purges and loads the code for a file.
+ <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to <c>[]</c>. Compilation is
equivalent to:</p>
<code type="none">
compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])</code>
- <p>Note that purging the code means that any processes
+ <p>Notice that purging the code means that any processes
lingering in old code for the module are killed without
- warning. See <c>code/3</c> for more information.</p>
+ warning. For more information, see <c>code/3</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="cd" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>Change working directory</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Change working directory.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Changes working directory to <c><anno>Dir</anno></c>, which may be a
+ <p>Changes working directory to <c><anno>Dir</anno></c>, which can be a
relative name, and then prints the name of the new working
directory.</p>
+ <p><em>Example:</em></p>
<pre>
2> <input>cd("../erlang").</input>
/home/ron/erlang</pre>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="flush" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Flush any messages sent to the shell</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Flush any messages sent to the shell.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Flushes any messages sent to the shell.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="help" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Help information</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Help information.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Displays help information: all valid shell internal commands,
and commands in this module.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="i" arity="0"/>
<name name="ni" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Information about the system</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>System information.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p><c>i/0</c> displays information about the system, listing
+ <p><c>i/0</c> displays system information, listing
information about all processes. <c>ni/0</c> does the same,
but for all nodes the network.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="i" arity="3"/>
- <fsummary>Information about pid &lt;X.Y.Z&gt;</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Information about pid &lt;X.Y.Z&gt;.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Displays information about a process, Equivalent to
- <c>process_info(pid(<anno>X</anno>, <anno>Y</anno>, <anno>Z</anno>))</c>, but location transparent.</p>
+ <c>process_info(pid(<anno>X</anno>, <anno>Y</anno>,
+ <anno>Z</anno>))</c>, but location transparent.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="l" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>Load or reload module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Load or reload a module.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Purges and loads, or reloads, a module by calling
<c>code:purge(<anno>Module</anno>)</c> followed by
<c>code:load_file(<anno>Module</anno>)</c>.</p>
- <p>Note that purging the code means that any processes
+ <p>Notice that purging the code means that any processes
lingering in old code for the module are killed without
- warning. See <c>code/3</c> for more information.</p>
+ warning. For more information, see <c>code/3</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name>lc(Files) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Compile a list of files</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Compile a list of files.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Files = [File]</v>
- <v>File = <seealso marker="file#type-filename">file:filename()
- </seealso></v>
+ <v>File</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Compiles a list of files by calling <c>compile:file(File, [report_errors, report_warnings])</c> for each <c>File</c>
- in <c>Files</c>.</p>
+ <p>Compiles a list of files by calling
+ <c>compile:file(File, [report_errors, report_warnings])</c> for each
+ <c>File</c> in <c>Files</c>.</p>
+ <p>For information about <c>File</c>, see
+ <seealso marker="file#type-filename"><c>file:filename()</c></seealso>.
+ </p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="ls" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>List files in the current directory</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>List files in the current directory.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Lists files in the current directory.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="ls" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>List files in a directory or a single file</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>List files in a directory or a single file.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Lists files in directory <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> or, if Dir is a file, only list it.</p>
+ <p>Lists files in directory <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> or, if <c>Dir</c>
+ is a file, only lists it.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="m" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Which modules are loaded</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Which modules are loaded.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Displays information about the loaded modules, including
the files from which they have been loaded.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="m" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>Information about a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Information about a module.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Displays information about <c><anno>Module</anno></c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="memory" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Memory allocation information</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Memory allocation information.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Memory allocation information. Equivalent to
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/0"><c>erlang:memory/0</c>
- </seealso>.</p>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/0"><c>erlang:memory/0</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="memory" arity="1" clause_i="1"/>
<name name="memory" arity="1" clause_i="2"/>
- <fsummary>Memory allocation information</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Memory allocation information.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Memory allocation information. Equivalent to
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/1"><c>erlang:memory/1</c>
- </seealso>.</p>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/1"><c>erlang:memory/1</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="nc" arity="1"/>
<name name="nc" arity="2"/>
- <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file on all nodes</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file on all nodes.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Compiles and then loads the code for a file on all nodes.
- <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to []. Compilation is equivalent to:</p>
+ <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to <c>[]</c>.
+ Compilation is equivalent to:</p>
<code type="none">
compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])</code>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="nl" arity="1"/>
- <fsummary>Load module on all nodes</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Load module on all nodes.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Loads <c><anno>Module</anno></c> on all nodes.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="pid" arity="3"/>
- <fsummary>Convert X,Y,Z to a pid</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Convert <c>X,Y,Z</c> to a pid.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Converts <c><anno>X</anno></c>, <c><anno>Y</anno></c>, <c><anno>Z</anno></c> to the pid
- <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c>. This function should only be used when
- debugging.</p>
+ <p>Converts <c><anno>X</anno></c>, <c><anno>Y</anno></c>,
+ <c><anno>Z</anno></c> to pid <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c>.
+ This function is only to be used when debugging.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="pwd" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Print working directory</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Print working directory.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Prints the name of the working directory.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="q" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Quit - shorthand for <c>init:stop()</c></fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Quit - shorthand for <c>init:stop()</c>.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>This function is shorthand for <c>init:stop()</c>, that is,
it causes the node to stop in a controlled fashion.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="regs" arity="0"/>
<name name="nregs" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Information about registered processes</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Information about registered processes.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p><c>regs/0</c> displays information about all registered
processes. <c>nregs/0</c> does the same, but for all nodes
in the network.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name name="uptime" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Print node uptime</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Print node uptime.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Prints the node uptime (as given by
- <c>erlang:statistics(wall_clock)</c>), in human-readable form.</p>
+ <p>Prints the node uptime (as specified by
+ <c>erlang:statistics(wall_clock)</c>) in human-readable form.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name>xm(ModSpec) -> void()</name>
- <fsummary>Cross reference check a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Cross-reference check a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>ModSpec = Module | Filename</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;Filename = string()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>This function finds undefined functions, unused functions,
+ <p>Finds undefined functions, unused functions,
and calls to deprecated functions in a module by calling
<c>xref:m/1</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name>y(File) -> YeccRet</name>
- <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>File = name() -- see filename(3)</v>
- <v>YeccRet = -- see yecc:file/2</v>
+ <v>File = name()</v>
+ <v>YeccRet</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Generates an LALR-1 parser. Equivalent to:</p>
<code type="none">
yecc:file(File)</code>
+ <p>For information about <c>File = name()</c>, see
+ <seealso marker="filename"><c>filename(3)</c></seealso>.
+ For information about <c>YeccRet</c>, see
+ <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc#file/1"><c>yecc:file/2</c></seealso>.
+ </p>
</desc>
</func>
+
<func>
<name>y(File, Options) -> YeccRet</name>
- <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser.</fsummary>
<type>
- <v>File = name() -- see filename(3)</v>
- <v>Options, YeccRet = -- see yecc:file/2</v>
+ <v>File = name()</v>
+ <v>Options, YeccRet</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Generates an LALR-1 parser. Equivalent to:</p>
<code type="none">
yecc:file(File, Options)</code>
+ <p>For information about <c>File = name()</c>, see
+ <seealso marker="filename"><c>filename(3)</c></seealso>.
+ For information about <c>Options</c> and <c>YeccRet</c>, see
+ <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc#file/1"><c>yecc:file/2</c></seealso>.
+ </p>
</desc>
</func>
</funcs>
<section>
<title>See Also</title>
- <p><seealso marker="compiler:compile">compile(3)</seealso>,
- <seealso marker="filename">filename(3)</seealso>,
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang">erlang(3)</seealso>,
- <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc">yecc(3)</seealso>,
- <seealso marker="tools:xref">xref(3)</seealso></p>
+ <p><seealso marker="filename"><c>filename(3)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="compiler:compile"><c>compile(3)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang"><c>erlang(3)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc"><c>yecc(3)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="tools:xref"><c>xref(3)</c></seealso></p>
</section>
</erlref>