---
name: "eric6_shell"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "eric"
version: "21.1+ds1-1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eric6_shell"
---

# eric6\_shell(1)

Eric6 python shell.

## NAME

eric6\_shell - Eric6 python shell.

## SYNOPSIS

**eric6\_shell** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **eric6\_shell** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**eric6\_shell** is a stand alone version of the eric6 interpreter shell. Supports both Python 2 and 3.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **--config=configDir use the given directory as the one containing the config files**

  - **-h or --help**

  Show this help and exit.

- **--settings=settingsDir use the given directory to store the settings files**

  - **--version show the program's version number and exit**

  ## SEE ALSO

[**eric6**(1)](/eric6/1.md), [**eric6\_api**(1)](/eric6_api/1.md), [**eric6\_browser**(1)](/eric6_browser/1.md), [**eric6\_compare**(1)](/eric6_compare/1.md), [**eric6\_configure**(1)](/eric6_configure/1.md), [**eric6\_diff**(1)](/eric6_diff/1.md), [**eric6\_doc**(1)](/eric6_doc/1.md), [**eric6\_editor**(1)](/eric6_editor/1.md), [**eric6\_helpviewer**(1)](/eric6_helpviewer/1.md), [**eric6\_iconeditor**(1)](/eric6_iconeditor/1.md), [**eric6\_plugininstall**(1)](/eric6_plugininstall/1.md), [**eric6\_pluginrepository**(1)](/eric6_pluginrepository/1.md), [**eric6\_pluginuninstall**(1)](/eric6_pluginuninstall/1.md), [**eric6\_qregexp**(1)](/eric6_qregexp/1.md), [**eric6\_re**(1)](/eric6_re/1.md), [**eric6\_sqlbrowser**(1)](/eric6_sqlbrowser/1.md), [**eric6\_tray**(1)](/eric6_tray/1.md), [**eric6\_trpreviewer**(1)](/eric6_trpreviewer/1.md), [**eric6\_uipreviewer**(1)](/eric6_uipreviewer/1.md), [**eric6\_unittest**(1)](/eric6_unittest/1.md), [**eric6\_webbrowser**(1)](/eric6_webbrowser/1.md)\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Gudjon I. Gudjonsson \<gudjon@gudjon.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).