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luajit — A just-in-time compiler (JIT) for the Lua programming language. See also: `lua`. More information: <

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Problem

How to use the luajit command: A just-in-time compiler (JIT) for the Lua programming language. See also: lua. More information: <https://luajit.org/luajit.html>.

Solution

luajit — A just-in-time compiler (JIT) for the Lua programming language. See also: lua. More information: <https://luajit.org/luajit.html>.

Start an interactive Lua shell:

luajit

Execute a Lua script:

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

Execute a Lua expression:

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

Code Snippets

Start an interactive Lua shell

luajit

Execute a Lua script

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

Execute a Lua expression

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

Context

tldr-pages: common/luajit

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