How do I run a beam file compiled by Elixir or Erlang?

Question

I have installed Erlang/OTP and Elixir, and compiled the HelloWorld program into a BEAM using the command:

elixirc test.ex

Which produced a fil

Answer 1

To specifically address the question:

$ elixirc test.ex

will produce a file named Elixir.Hello.beam, if the file defines a Hello module.

If you run elixir or iex from the directory containing this file, the module will be available. So:

$ elixir -e Hello.some_function

or

$ iex

iex(1)> Hello.some_function