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.. title:: SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL

.. option:: CONFIG_SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL

*Enable serial backend*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

Enable serial backend.

Direct dependencies
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\ :option:`SHELL_BACKENDS <CONFIG_SHELL_BACKENDS>` && \ :option:`SHELL <CONFIG_SHELL>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Default
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- y

Symbols selected by this symbol
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- \ :option:`SERIAL <CONFIG_SERIAL>`
- \ :option:`RING_BUFFER <CONFIG_RING_BUFFER>`

Symbols that select this symbol
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- \ :option:`MCUMGR_SMP_SHELL <CONFIG_MCUMGR_SMP_SHELL>`

Kconfig definition
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.. highlight:: kconfig

At ``subsys/shell/Kconfig.backends:14``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:34`` → ``subsys/Kconfig:41`` → ``subsys/shell/Kconfig:18``

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Shell → Enable shell backends

.. parsed-literal::

    config SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL
    	bool "Enable serial backend"
    	default y
    	select \ :option:`SERIAL <CONFIG_SERIAL>`
    	select \ :option:`RING_BUFFER <CONFIG_RING_BUFFER>`
    	depends on \ :option:`SHELL_BACKENDS <CONFIG_SHELL_BACKENDS>` && \ :option:`SHELL <CONFIG_SHELL>`
    	help
    	  Enable serial backend.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*