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| author | Lua Team <team@lua.org> | 2004-03-24 12:00:00 +0000 |
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| committer | repogen <> | 2004-03-24 12:00:00 +0000 |
| commit | ced7bbbe7a257ce6de94069d5dbf6672aeafd4d9 (patch) | |
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| parent | e7731a8fb8a317aa5c444ef073bfad82fa5baa54 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/lua.html b/doc/lua.html deleted file mode 100644 index 073d4b52..00000000 --- a/doc/lua.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,175 +0,0 @@ -<!-- lua.man,v 1.8 2003/04/02 00:05:20 lhf Exp --> -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE>LUA man page</TITLE> -</HEAD> - -<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> - -<H1>NAME</H1> -lua - Lua interpreter -<H1>SYNOPSIS</H1> -<B>lua</B> -[ -<I>options</I> -] -[ -<I>script</I> -[ -<I>args</I> -] -] -<H1>DESCRIPTION</H1> -<B>lua</B> -is the stand-alone Lua interpreter. -It loads and executes Lua programs, -either in textual source form or -in precompiled binary form. -(Precompiled binaries are output by -<B>luac</B>, -the Lua compiler.) -<B>lua</B> -can be used as a batch interpreter and also interactively. -<P> -The given -<I>options</I> -(see below) -are executed and then -the Lua program in file -<I>script</I> -is loaded and executed. -The given -<I>args</I> -are available to -<I>script</I> -as strings in a global table named -<B>arg</B>. -If these arguments contain spaces or other characters special to the shell, -then they should be quoted -(but note that the quotes will be removed by the shell). -The arguments in -<B>arg</B> -start at 0, -which contains the string -`<I>script</I>'. -The index of the last argument is stored in -<B>"arg.n"</B>. -The arguments given in the command line before -<I>script</I>, -including the name of the interpreter, -are available in negative indices in -<B>arg</B>. -<P> -At the very start, -before even handling the command line, -<B>lua</B> -executes the contents of the environment variable -<B>LUA_INIT</B>, -if it is defined. -If the value of -<B>LUA_INIT</B> -is of the form -`@<I>filename</I>', -then -<I>filename</I> -is executed. -Otherwise, the string is assumed to be a Lua statement and is executed. -<P> -Options start with -<B>-</B> -and are described below. -You can use -<B>"--"</B> -to signal the end of options. -<P> -If no arguments are given, -then -<B>"-v -i"</B> -is assumed when the standard input is a terminal; -otherwise, -<B>"-"</B> -is assumed. -<P> -In interactive mode, -<B>lua</B> -prompts the user, -reads lines from the standard input, -and executes them as they are read. -If a line does not contain a complete statement, -then a secondary prompt is displayed and -lines are read until a complete statement is formed or -a syntax error is found. -So, one way to interrupt the reading of an incomplete statement is -to force a syntax error: -adding a -<B>`;' </B> -in the middle of a statement is a sure way of forcing a syntax error -(except inside multiline strings and comments; these must be closed explicitly). -If a line starts with -<B>`='</B>, -then -<B>lua</B> -displays the values of all the expressions in the remainder of the -line. The expressions must be separated by commas. -The primary prompt is the value of the global variable -<B>_PROMPT</B>, -if this value is a string; -otherwise, the default prompt is used. -Similarly, the secondary prompt is the value of the global variable -<B>_PROMPT2</B>. -So, -to change the prompts, -set the corresponding variable to a string of your choice. -You can do that after calling the interpreter -or on the command line with -<B>"_PROMPT" "=\'lua: \'"</B>, -for example. -(Note the need for quotes, because the string contains a space.) -The default prompts are ``> '' and ``>> ''. -<H1>OPTIONS</H1> -<P> -<B>-</B> -load and execute the standard input as a file, -that is, -not interactively, -even when the standard input is a terminal. -<P> -<B>-e "</B><I>stat"</I> -execute statement -<I>stat</I>. -You need to quote -<I>stat </I> -if it contains spaces, quotes, -or other characters special to the shell. -<P> -<B>-i</B> -enter interactive mode after -<I>script</I> -is executed. -<P> -<B>-l "</B><I>file"</I> -call -<B>require( file</B><I>)</I> -before executing -<I></I>script. -Typically used to load libraries -(hence the letter -<I>l</I>). -<P> -<B>-v</B> -show version information. -<H1>SEE ALSO</H1> -<B>luac</B>(1) -<BR> -<A HREF="http://www.lua.org/">http://www.lua.org/</A> -<H1>DIAGNOSTICS</H1> -Error messages should be self explanatory. -<H1>AUTHORS</H1> -R. Ierusalimschy, -L. H. de Figueiredo, -and -W. Celes -(<A HREF="mailto:lua-NO-SPAM-THANKS@tecgraf.puc-rio.br">lua AT tecgraf.puc-rio.br</A>) -<!-- EOF --> -</BODY> -</HTML> |