# werl

### COMMAND

werl

### COMMAND SUMMARY

The Erlang Emulator

### DESCRIPTION

On Windows, the preferred way to start the Erlang system is:

`werl <script-flags> <user-flags>`

This will start Erlang in its own window, which is nice for interactive use (command-line editing will work and there are scrollbars). All flags except the `-oldshell` flag work as in `erl`.

Ctrl-C is reserved for copying text to the clipboard (Ctrl-V to paste). To interrupt the runtime system or the shell process (depending on what has been specified with the +B system flag), you should use Ctrl-Break.

In cases there you want to redirect standard input and/or standard output or use Erlang in a pipeline, the `werl` is not suitable, and the `erl` program should be used instead.

### AUTHORS

Joe Armstrong - support@erlang.ericsson.se

erts 5.5.3
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