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lua — A powerful, light-weight embeddable programming language. More information: <https://www.lua.org/man

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the lua command: A powerful, light-weight embeddable programming language. More information: <https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/lua.html>.

Solution

lua — A powerful, light-weight embeddable programming language. More information: <https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/lua.html>.

Start an interactive Lua shell:

lua

Execute a Lua script:

lua {{path/to/script.lua}} {{--optional-argument}}

Execute a Lua expression:

lua -e '{{print("Hello World")}}'

Code Snippets

Start an interactive Lua shell

lua

Execute a Lua script

lua {{path/to/script.lua}} {{--optional-argument}}

Execute a Lua expression

lua -e '{{print("Hello World")}}'

Context

tldr-pages: common/lua

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