.TH to_erl 1 "erts 5.9.3" "Ericsson AB" "USER COMMANDS"
.SH NAME
to_erl \- Attach to a running Erlang runtime system, started with run_erl
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
This program is used to attach to a running Erlang runtime system,
started with run_erl.

.SH USAGE
.LP
to_erl [pipe_name | pipe_dir]
.fi
.LP
To disconnect it from the Erlang shell without exiting
the Erlang system, type Ctrl-D.
.LP
The \fIto_erl\fR\& program arguments are:
.RS 2
.TP 4
.B
pipe_name:
Name of the pipe where to attach. It defaults to \fI/tmp/erlang.pipe.N\fR.
.TP 4
.B
pipe_dir:
Directory name where to search for the named pipe to attach. It defaults to
\fI/tmp\fR.
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
.LP
run_erl(1), start_embedded(1)