# Change "current working module" from REPL

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-current-working-module-from-repl/53166>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, repl, modules\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-current-working-module-from-repl/53166 "2021-01-11T16:32:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-current-working-module-from-repl/53166/7 "2024-02-14T20:26:42Z")

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There’s now a built in way to do this - type the module name in the REPL and press `ALT-m`. Or use the `REPL.activate()` function.

Implemented in [REPL: allow switching contextual module by rfourquet · Pull Request #33872 · JuliaLang/julia · GitHub](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/33872). Just leaving a note here so that people finding this old discussion via google can find the modern solution.

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