.TH start 1 "erts 12.2" "Ericsson AB" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
start \- OTP start script example for Unix.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The \fIstart\fR\& script is an example script on how to start up the Erlang system in embedded mode on Unix\&.
.LP
For more information about the use, see the  Embedded System User\&'s Guide in System Documentation\&.
.SH EXPORTS
.LP
.B
start [ data_file ]
.br
.RS
.LP
Argument:
.RS 2
.TP 2
.B
\fIdata_file\fR\&:
Optional\&. Specifies what \fIstart_erl\&.data\fR\& file to use\&.
.RE
.LP
Environment variable \fIRELDIR\fR\& can be set before calling this example, which sets the directory where to find the release files\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"

.LP
\fIrun_erl(1)\fR\&, \fIstart_erl(1)\fR\&