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# iex

> IEx is the interactive shell for Elixir.
> More information: <https://hexdocs.pm/iex>.

- Start an interactive session:

`iex`

- Start a session that remembers history:

`iex --erl "-kernel shell_history enabled"`

- Start and load Mix project files:

`iex -S mix`
