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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell_default.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell_default.xml index 51cd3b62d3..75bf89ba8d 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell_default.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell_default.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <header> <copyright> <year>1996</year> - <year>2013</year> + <year>2016</year> <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -32,25 +32,27 @@ <checked>Joe Armstrong</checked> <date>1996-09-09</date> <rev>A</rev> - <file>shell_default.sgml</file> + <file>shell_default.xml</file> </header> <module>shell_default</module> - <modulesummary>Customizing the Erlang Environment</modulesummary> + <modulesummary>Customizing the Erlang environment.</modulesummary> <description> - <p>The functions in <c>shell_default</c> are called when no module - name is given in a shell command. - </p> - <p>Consider the following shell dialogue:</p> + <p>The functions in this module are called when no module name is + specified in a shell command.</p> + + <p>Consider the following shell dialog:</p> + <pre> -1 > <input>lists:reverse("abc").</input> +1> <input>lists:reverse("abc").</input> "cba" -2 > <input>c(foo).</input> -{ok, foo} </pre> - <p>In command one, the module <c>lists</c> is called. In command - two, no module name is specified. The shell searches the modules - <c>user_default</c> followed by <c>shell_default</c> for the - function <c>foo/1</c>. - </p> +2> <input>c(foo).</input> +{ok, foo}</pre> + + <p>In command one, module <seealso marker="lists"><c>lists</c></seealso> is + called. In command two, no module name is specified. The shell searches + module <c>user_default</c> followed by module <c>shell_default</c> for + function <c>c/1</c>.</p> + <p><c>shell_default</c> is intended for "system wide" customizations to the shell. <c>user_default</c> is intended for "local" or individual user customizations.</p> @@ -60,10 +62,12 @@ <title>Hint</title> <p>To add your own commands to the shell, create a module called <c>user_default</c> and add the commands you want. Then add the - following line as the <em>first</em> line in your <c>.erlang</c> file in your - home directory. </p> + following line as the <em>first</em> line in your <c>.erlang</c> file in + your home directory.</p> + <pre> -code:load_abs("$PATH/user_default"). </pre> +code:load_abs("$PATH/user_default").</pre> + <p><c>$PATH</c> is the directory where your <c>user_default</c> module can be found.</p> </section> |