The following configuration parameters are defined for the STDLIB application. For more information about configuration parameters, see the app(4) module in Kernel.

shell_esc = icl | abort

Can be used to change the behavior of the Erlang shell when ^G is pressed.

restricted_shell = module()

Can be used to run the Erlang shell in restricted mode.

shell_catch_exception = boolean()

Can be used to set the exception handling of the evaluator process of Erlang shell.

shell_history_length = integer() >= 0

Can be used to determine how many commands are saved by the Erlang shell.

shell_prompt_func = {Mod, Func} | default

where

• Mod = atom()
• Func = atom()

Can be used to set a customized Erlang shell prompt function.

shell_saved_results = integer() >= 0

Can be used to determine how many results are saved by the Erlang shell.

shell_strings = boolean()

Can be used to determine how the Erlang shell outputs lists of integers.

app(4), application(3), shell(3)