lua

lua [options] [script] [args]

lua is the interpreter for the Lua programming language. Lua is a lightweight, high-performance, embeddable scripting language designed for extending applications. It features automatic memory management, first-class functions, and a simple but powerful data structuring mechanism (tables).The interpreter runs Lua scripts and provides an interactive REPL for testing code. Lua is widely used for game scripting (World of Warcraft, Roblox), embedded systems, configuration (Neovim, Nginx via OpenResty), and as an extension language in applications like Redis and Wireshark.

SCRIPT

Lua script file.

Script arguments.

Execute string.

Interactive mode after script.

Require module.

Show version information.

Turn warnings on.

Display help information.

Multiple versions exist (5.1-5.4). Some incompatibilities between versions. Embedding varies.

Lua was created in 1993 at PUC-Rio in Brazil, designed as a lightweight embeddable scripting language.

luajit(1), luac(1)