Reference Manual of the Programming Language Lua 2.4

Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes Filho
lua@icad.puc-rio.br

TeCGraf, Computer Science Department, PUC-Rio

Abstract. Lua is an extension programming language designed to be used as a configuration language for any program that needs one. This document describes version 2.4 of the Lua programming language and the API that allows interaction between Lua programs and its host C program. It also presents some examples of using the main features of the system.

1 Introduction
2 Environment and Chunks
3 Types
4 The Language
5 The Application Program Interface
6 Predefined Functions and Libraries
7 The Debuger Interface
8 Some Examples
Acknowledgments
Incompatibilities with Previous Versions
Index
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