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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# erl
> Run and manage programs in the Erlang programming language.
> More information: <https://erlang.org/documentation/doc-16.0/erts-16.0/doc/html/erl_cmd.html>.
- Compile and run sequential Erlang program as a common script and then exit:
`erlc {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}} && erl -noshell '{{mymodule:myfunction(arguments)}}, init:stop().'`
- Connect to a running Erlang node:
`erl -remsh {{nodename}}@{{hostname}} -sname {{custom_shortname}} -hidden -setcookie {{cookie_of_remote_node}}`
- Tell the Erlang shell to load modules from a directory:
`erl -pa {{path/to/directory_with_beam_files}}`