I have a custom prompt but when I launch iex, a builtin prompt shows. After I hit enter my prompt takes effect. How can I make my prompt take effect when iex starts? Here's what I'm seeing: And...

Is it possible to add color and other effects to the iex prompt? Does iex have a resource file (like .irbrc for Ruby's irb)? Is there a customization API that allows prompt customization (like Ruby...

What is the format to call an Erlang function in Elixir? Specifically, how can I call the function in iex and where can I find a list of modules and functions available from Erlang.

I'm pretty new in Elixir, but have a lot fun with it! I came from Ruby world, so start looking analogy. And there is exist debugging tool pry. Using binding.pry I can interrupt any session. I fou...

Following the advice in this question regarding how to load iex with the dependencies of the current project I was able to work with phoenix framework dependencies in a pretty productive manner. Ho...

I'm trying to increase the timeout period of an IEx.pry session. Specifically, I'my pry-ing in a Phoenix framework unit test. I've added the following to the body of my test: require IEx IEx.pry ...

I need to get line numbers for IO.puts or IO.inspect or any other kind of output that appears on elixir console for the purpose of debugging. Is there an in-built feature for this? Or is there any ...