[erlang-questions] Recursion in the shell=impossible?

[David Cabana]

It can be done, but it requires a subtle technique, the use of the y
combinator.  Here's a link to a post from Bill Clementson which may shed
some light:
http://bc.tech.coop/blog/070611.html

2008/6/16 Circular Function <circularfunc@REDACTED>:

> 6> Fac = fun(X) -> N * Fac(N-1).
> * 1: syntax error before: '.'
> 6> Fac = fun(X) -> N * Fac(N - 1).
> * 1: syntax error before: '.'
> 6> Fac = fun(X) -> N * fac(N - 1).
> * 1: syntax error before: '.'
> 6> fac = fun(X) -> N * fac(N - 1).
> * 1: syntax error before: '.'
>
> is it not possible to write recursive functions in the shell?
> i have to do that ina module?
> can i write functiosn any other way than making an anonymous one and
> assigning it to a variable?
> 6> Sq = fun(X) -> X*X end.
> #Fun<erl_eval..6.13229925>
> 7> Sq(12).
> 144
> 8>
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