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Reference Manual of the Programming Language Lua 2.5

Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, Waldemar Celes

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 2.5 of the Lua programming language and the API that allows interaction between Lua programs and their host C programs. The document also presents some examples of using the main features of the system.


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