tldr/pages/common/iex.md

# iex

> IEx is the interactive shell for Elixir.
> More information: <https://manned.org/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`
iex: add page (#4658) 2020-10-14 08:26:41 -07:00			`# iex`

			`> IEx is the interactive shell for Elixir.`
*: add option placeholders (#16370) 2025-05-04 20:03:26 +03:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/iex>.`
iex: add page (#4658) 2020-10-14 08:26:41 -07:00
			`- 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`