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.. title:: CONFIG_SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL

.. kconfig:: CONFIG_SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL

CONFIG_SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL
###########################

*Enable serial backend*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

.. code-block:: none

    Enable serial backend.

Direct dependencies
===================

\ :kconfig:`SHELL_BACKENDS <CONFIG_SHELL_BACKENDS>` && \ :kconfig:`SHELL <CONFIG_SHELL>`

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

Defaults
========

- n if \ :kconfig:`HAS_DTS <CONFIG_HAS_DTS>`
- y if !\ :kconfig:`HAS_DTS <CONFIG_HAS_DTS>`

Symbols selected by this symbol
===============================

- \ :kconfig:`SERIAL <CONFIG_SERIAL>`
- \ :kconfig:`RING_BUFFER <CONFIG_RING_BUFFER>`

Symbols that select this symbol
===============================

- \ :kconfig:`MCUMGR_SMP_SHELL <CONFIG_MCUMGR_SMP_SHELL>`

Kconfig definition
==================



At ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/shell/Kconfig.backends:17``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:44`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/Kconfig:45`` → ``<Zephyr Subsystem>/shell/Kconfig:18``

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

.. code-block:: kconfig

    config SHELL_BACKEND_SERIAL
    	bool "Enable serial backend"
    	default n if HAS_DTS
    	default y if !HAS_DTS
    	select SERIAL
    	select RING_BUFFER
    	depends on SHELL_BACKENDS && SHELL
    	help
    	  Enable serial backend.

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