How do I run an executable using Lua?

Question

I have an executable I want to run using Lua ... how do I do this?

Can't seem to find any documentation anywhere about this.

Answer 1

You can use Lua's native 'execute' command.

Example:

os.execute("c:\\temp\\program.exe")

Sources: Lua Guide / os.execute

• Anthony M. Powers: Nearly double-posted with interjay! Ha! At least we both said the same thing! Cheers.
• User.1: Thank you for a clear and simple example that demonstrates the concept in a way that can be easily grasped immediately upon inspection.

Answer 2

If you need the output of the program, use io.popen

Answer 3

For someone who need using io.popen

local openPop = assert(io.popen('/bin/ls -la', 'r'))
local output = openPop:read('*all')
openPop:close()
print(output) -- > Prints the output of the command.

Answer 4

Use os.execute.