# start

### COMMAND

start

### COMMAND SUMMARY

OTP start script example for Unix

### DESCRIPTION

This describes the `start` script that is an example script on how to startup the Erlang system in embedded mode on Unix.

You can read more about the use in the `Embedded System User's Guide`.

### EXPORTS

`start [ data_file ]`

In the example there is one argument

data_file
  Optional, specifies what `start_erl.data` file to use.

There is also an environment variable `RELDIR` that can be set prior to calling this example that set the directory where to find the release files.

### SEE ALSO

run_erl(1), start_erl(1)

### AUTHORS

Kent Boortz - support@erlang.ericsson.se

erts 5.5.1
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