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Snehasish
Snehasish

Reputation: 21

Changing directory from current directory using lua script

I want to know current working directory and then go back to parent directory of current directory using a Lua script.

For example:
Current directory: C:\programs\lua_script
Desired Output: c:/programs/

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1304

Answers (1)

DarkWiiPlayer
DarkWiiPlayer

Reputation: 7046

Lua doesn't know or care what a directory is, and it can't change its current directory either.

You would need to use a platform-specific library for that, like luaposix on POSIX systems. As a workaround, you can query the current working directory by calling another program with io.popen() and parsing the output, but this won't allow you to change directory.

Upvotes: 1

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