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<H1>lib</H1>
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<H3>MODULE</H3>
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lib</UL>
<H3>MODULE SUMMARY</H3>
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Interface Module</UL>
<H3>DESCRIPTION</H3>
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<P>The module <CODE>lib</CODE> provides the following useful library functions.
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<H3>EXPORTS</H3>
<P><A NAME="flush_receive%0"><STRONG><CODE>flush_receive() -> void()</CODE></STRONG></A><BR>
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<P>Flushes the message buffer of the current process.
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<P><A NAME="error_message%2"><STRONG><CODE>error_message(Format, Args)</CODE></STRONG></A><BR>
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<P>Prints error message <CODE>Args</CODE> in accordance with
<CODE>Format</CODE> in the normal way.
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<P><A NAME="progname%0"><STRONG><CODE>progname() -> atom()</CODE></STRONG></A><BR>
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<P>Returns the name of the script that starts the current Erlang session.
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<P><A NAME="nonl%1"><STRONG><CODE>nonl(List1)</CODE></STRONG></A><BR>
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<P>Removes the last newline character, if any, in <CODE>List</CODE>.
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<P><A NAME="send%2"><STRONG><CODE>send(To, Msg)</CODE></STRONG></A><BR>
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<P>This function to makes it possible to send a message through
<CODE>apply</CODE>.
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<P><A NAME="sendw%2"><STRONG><CODE>sendw(To, Msg)</CODE></STRONG></A><BR>
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<P>As <CODE>send/2</CODE>, but waits for an answer. It is implemented
as follows:<PRE> sendw(To, Msg) ->
To ! {self(),Msg},
receive
Reply -> Reply
end.</PRE><P>The message returned is not necessarily a reply to the
message sent.
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<H3>Warning</H3>
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<P>This module is retained for compatibility. It may disappear
without warning in a future release.
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<H3>AUTHORS</H3>
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Robert Virding - support@erlang.ericsson.se<BR>
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