# `mix nerves.system.shell`
[🔗](https://github.com/nerves-project/nerves/blob/v1.14.1/lib/mix/tasks/nerves.system.shell.ex#L5)

Open a shell in a system's build directory.

In order to make the experience as similar as possible, we attach to a Docker
container on non-Linux platforms and run a sub-shell on Linux.

## Examples

Configure the system for the current project's target:

    mix nerves.system.shell

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*