argparse

Using LuaRocks

Installing argparse using LuaRocks is simple:

$ luarocks install argparse

Without LuaRocks

Download src/argparse.lua file and put it into the directory for Lua libraries or your working directory.

Tutorial

The tutorial is available online. If argparse has been installed using LuaRocks 2.1.2 or later, it can be viewed using luarocks doc argparse command.

Tutorial HTML files can be built using Sphinx: sphinx-build docsrc doc, the files will be found inside doc/.

Testing

argparse comes with a testing suite located in spec directory. busted is required for testing, it can be installed using LuaRocks. Run the tests using busted command from the argparse folder.