Julia - run a script and keep the interpreter running

Question

I am running a Julia script, but would like to have the interpreter keep itself open after the script is executed.

E.g. when I run julia example.jl, I'd like the script to run and the interpreter to stay open after that, so I can experiment with the results.

Is this possible?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Alternatively, you can just use the -i (interactive) flag. See julia --help for more details.

julia -i example.jl

Note, though, that the REPL won't start if the script errors.

Answer 2

Open up the REPL from the shell with julia and run your code from there with:

include("example.jl")

This will execute your file from the REPL and will allow you play around with your results. If you want to learn more, I recommend this tutorial which is simple and easy to follow.