Can't run iex globally. A Mix error comes up

Asked Sep 20 '17 at 03:40

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I am very new to Elixir, and I am trying to run iex. When I type 'iex' in the command line, I get the following error:

Erlang/OTP 20 [erts-9.0.5] [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async->threads:10] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false] [dtrace]

** (Mix) "mix" with no arguments must be executed in a directory with a >mix.exs file

Usage: mix [task]

Examples:

    mix             - Invokes the default task (current: "mix run")
    mix new PATH    - Creates a new Elixir project at the given path
    mix help        - Lists all available tasks
    mix help TASK   - Prints documentation for a given task

I am currently using Elixir 1.5.1/Erlang 20

Why is Elixir requiring a mix.exs file just to run the shell?

edited Sep 20 '17 at 04:41

Kabie

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asked Sep 20 '17 at 03:40

automatic365

Which OS are you using and how did you install Elixir? – Kabie Sep 20 '17 at 04:43
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Let me be a fortuneteller: you have an alias for `iex` that [likely] is set to `alias iex="mix -S iex"` :) Check your dotfiles (`alias | grep iex`). To run it immediately: bypass an alias by running `\iex` (note leading backslash. – Aleksei Matiushkin Sep 20 '17 at 06:13
That was it! Thank you! – automatic365 Sep 20 '17 at 11:57

Can't run iex globally. A Mix error comes up

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