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LUA(1)			    General Commands Manual			LUA(1)

NAME
       lua - Lua interpreter

SYNOPSIS
       lua [ options ] [ script	[ args ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       lua  is the standalone Lua interpreter.	It loads and executes Lua pro-
       grams, either in	textual	source form or	in  precompiled	 binary	 form.
       (Precompiled  binaries  are output by luac, the Lua compiler.)  lua can
       be used as a batch interpreter and also interactively.

       The given options are handled in	order and then the Lua program in file
       script is loaded	and executed.  The given args are available to	script
       as strings in a global table named arg.	If no options or arguments are
       given,  then  -v	 -i  is	assumed	when the standard input	is a terminal;
       otherwise, - is assumed.

       In interactive mode, lua	prompts	the user, reads	lines from  the	 stan-
       dard  input,  and executes them as they are read.  If the line contains
       an expression or	list of	expressions, then the line  is	evaluated  and
       the  results are	printed.  If a line does not contain a complete	state-
       ment, then a secondary prompt is	displayed and lines are	read  until  a
       complete	statement is formed or a syntax	error is found.

       At  the	very  start, before even handling the command line, lua	checks
       the contents of the environment variables LUA_INIT_5_3 or LUA_INIT,  in
       that  order.  If	the contents is	of the form '@filename', then filename
       is executed.  Otherwise,	the string is assumed to be  a	Lua  statement
       and is executed.

OPTIONS
       -e stat
	      execute statement	stat.

       -i     enter interactive	mode after executing script.

       -l name
	      execute  the equivalent of name=require('name') before executing
	      script.

       -v     show version information.

       -E     ignore environment variables.

       --     stop handling options.

       -      stop handling options and	execute	the standard input as a	file.

SEE ALSO
       luac(1)
       The documentation at lua.org, especially	section	 7  of	the  reference
       manual.

DIAGNOSTICS
       Error messages should be	self explanatory.

AUTHORS
       R. Ierusalimschy, L. H. de Figueiredo, W. Celes

			 $Date:	2016/10/17 15:43:50 $			LUA(1)

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