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shell_default(3erl)					     Erlang Module Definition					       shell_default(3erl)

NAME
       shell_default - Customizing the Erlang Environment

DESCRIPTION
       The functions in shell_default are called when no module name is given in a shell command.

       Consider the following shell dialogue:

       1 > lists:reverse("abc").
       "cba"
       2 > c(foo).
       {ok, foo}

       In  command  one, the module lists is called. In command two, no module name is specified. The shell searches the modules user_default fol-
       lowed by shell_default for the function foo/1 .

       shell_default is intended for "system wide" customizations to the shell. user_default is intended for "local" or individual user customiza-
       tions.

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.

Ericsson AB							   stdlib 1.17.3					       shell_default(3erl)