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diff --git a/src/lua/README b/src/lua/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..31340429 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/lua/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +This client is a sample lua interpreter. +It can be used as a batch interpreter and interactively. +Here are the options it understands: + + -v print version information + -d turn debug on + -e stat dostring `stat' + -q interactive mode without prompt + -i interactive mode with prompt + - executes stdin as a file + a=b sets global `a' with string `b' (no need to quote b) + name dofile `name' + +If no options are given, then it reads and executes lines from stdin. +In this case, each line must contain a complete statement. +To span a statement across several lines, end each line with a backslash '\'. +To change the prompt, set the global variable _PROMPT to whatever you want. + +This interpreter is good for using Lua as a standalone language. +For a minimal interpreter, see etc/min.c. |