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    <title>start</title>
    <prepared>Kent Boortz</prepared>
    <responsible></responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved></approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>99-12-15</date>
    <rev></rev>
    <file>start.xml</file>
  </header>
  <com>start</com>
  <comsummary>OTP start script example for Unix</comsummary>
  <description>
    <p>This describes the <c><![CDATA[start]]></c> script that is an example script on
      how to startup the Erlang system in embedded mode on Unix.</p>
    <p>You can read more about the use in the <c><![CDATA[Embedded System User's Guide]]></c>.</p>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>start [ data_file ]</name>
      <fsummary>This is an example script on how to startup the Erlang system in embedded mode on Unix.</fsummary>
      <desc>
        <p>In the example there is one argument</p>
        <taglist>
          <tag>data_file</tag>
          <item>Optional, specifies what <c><![CDATA[start_erl.data]]></c> file
           to use.</item>
        </taglist>
        <p>There is also an environment variable <c><![CDATA[RELDIR]]></c> that can
          be set prior to calling this example that set the directory
          where to find the release files.</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>

  <section>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <p>run_erl(1), start_erl(1)</p>
  </section>
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