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c Command interface module.

This module enables users to enter the short form of some commonly used commands.

These functions are intended for interactive use in the Erlang shell only. The module prefix can be omitted.

Stack backtrace for a process.

Stack backtrace for a process. Equivalent to erlang:process_display(Pid, backtrace).

Compile and load code in a file.

Compiles and then purges and loads the code for a file. Options defaults to []. Compilation is equivalent to:


compile:file(File, Options ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])

Notice that purging the code means that any processes lingering in old code for the module are killed without warning. For more information, see code/3.

Change working directory.

Changes working directory to Dir, which can be a relative name, and then prints the name of the new working directory.

Example:

2> cd("../erlang").
/home/ron/erlang

Flush any messages sent to the shell.

Flushes any messages sent to the shell.

Help information.

Displays help information: all valid shell internal commands, and commands in this module.

System information.

i/0 displays system information, listing information about all processes. ni/0 does the same, but for all nodes the network.

Information about pid <X.Y.Z>.

Displays information about a process, Equivalent to process_info(pid(X, Y, Z)), but location transparent.

Load or reload a module.

Purges and loads, or reloads, a module by calling code:purge(Module) followed by code:load_file(Module).

Notice that purging the code means that any processes lingering in old code for the module are killed without warning. For more information, see code/3.

lc(Files) -> ok Compile a list of files. Files = [File] File

Compiles a list of files by calling compile:file(File, [report_errors, report_warnings]) for each File in Files.

For information about File, see file:filename().

List files in the current directory.

Lists files in the current directory.

List files in a directory or a single file.

Lists files in directory Dir or, if Dir is a file, only lists it.

Which modules are loaded.

Displays information about the loaded modules, including the files from which they have been loaded.

Information about a module.

Displays information about Module.

Memory allocation information.

Memory allocation information. Equivalent to erlang:memory/0.

Memory allocation information.

Memory allocation information. Equivalent to erlang:memory/1.

Compile and load code in a file on all nodes.

Compiles and then loads the code for a file on all nodes. Options defaults to []. Compilation is equivalent to:


compile:file(File, Options ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])

Load module on all nodes.

Loads Module on all nodes.

Convert X,Y,Z to a pid.

Converts X, Y, Z to pid ]]>. This function is only to be used when debugging.

Print working directory.

Prints the name of the working directory.

Quit - shorthand for init:stop().

This function is shorthand for init:stop(), that is, it causes the node to stop in a controlled fashion.

Information about registered processes.

regs/0 displays information about all registered processes. nregs/0 does the same, but for all nodes in the network.

Print node uptime.

Prints the node uptime (as specified by erlang:statistics(wall_clock)) in human-readable form.

xm(ModSpec) -> void() Cross-reference check a module. ModSpec = Module | Filename Module = atom() Filename = string()

Finds undefined functions, unused functions, and calls to deprecated functions in a module by calling xref:m/1.

y(File) -> YeccRet Generate an LALR-1 parser. File = name() YeccRet

Generates an LALR-1 parser. Equivalent to:


yecc:file(File)

For information about File = name(), see filename(3). For information about YeccRet, see yecc:file/2.

y(File, Options) -> YeccRet Generate an LALR-1 parser. File = name() Options, YeccRet

Generates an LALR-1 parser. Equivalent to:


yecc:file(File, Options)

For information about File = name(), see filename(3). For information about Options and YeccRet, see yecc:file/2.