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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml22
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/stdlib_app.xml9
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
index bc2120c37d..7f251c863e 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ loop(N) ->
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>catch_exception(Bool) -> Bool</name>
+ <name>catch_exception(Bool) -> boolean()</name>
<fsummary>Sets the exception handling of the shell</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Bool = boolean()</v>
@@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ loop(N) ->
<name name="prompt_func" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Sets the shell prompt</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Sets the shell prompt function to <c>PromptFunc</c>. The
- previous prompt function is returned.</p>
+ <p>Sets the shell prompt function to <c><anno>PromptFunc</anno></c>.
+ The previous prompt function is returned.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -827,6 +827,20 @@ loop(N) ->
is meant to be called from the shell.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="strings" arity="1"/>
+ <fsummary>Sets the shell's string recognition flag.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Sets pretty printing of lists to <c><anno>Strings</anno></c>.
+ The previous value of the flag is returned.</p>
+ <p>The flag can also be set by the STDLIB application variable
+ <c>shell_strings</c>. The default is
+ <c>true</c> which means that lists of integers will be
+ printed using the string syntax, when possible. The value
+ <c>false</c> means that no lists will be printed using the
+ string syntax.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
</funcs>
</erlref>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/stdlib_app.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/stdlib_app.xml
index a615c1bf88..2391bb6f03 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/stdlib_app.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/stdlib_app.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<appref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2005</year><year>2010</year>
+ <year>2005</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
<p>This parameter can be used to run the Erlang shell
in restricted mode.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>shell_catch_exception = bool()</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>shell_catch_exception = boolean()</c></tag>
<item>
<p>This parameter can be used to set the exception handling
of the Erlang shell's evaluator process.</p>
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
<p>This parameter can be used to determine how many
results are saved by the Erlang shell.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>shell_strings = boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This parameter can be used to determine how the Erlang
+ shell outputs lists of integers.</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
</section>