shell_default (stdlib v3.15)
The functions in this module are called when no module name is specified in a shell command.
Consider the following shell dialog:
1> lists:reverse("abc").
"cba"
2> c(foo).
{ok, foo}
In command one, module lists
is called. In command two, no module name is specified. The shell searches module user_default
followed by module shell_default
for function c/1
.
shell_default
is intended for "system wide" customizations to the shell. user_default
is intended for "local" or individual user customizations.
Hint
To add your own commands to the shell, create a module called user_default
and add the commands you want. Then add the following line as the first line in your .erlang
file in your home directory.
code:load_abs("$PATH/user_default").
$PATH
is the directory where your user_default
module can be found.