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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/10_Advanced.md | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/13_Help.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | modules/textadept/command_entry.lua | 8 |
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/10_Advanced.md b/doc/10_Advanced.md index a54f7145..5ac24594 100644 --- a/doc/10_Advanced.md +++ b/doc/10_Advanced.md @@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ For available commands, see the [Lua API][]. Abbreviated commands for [`buffer`][], [`view`][] and [`gui`][] are available: the command `buffer:append_text('foo')` can be shortened to `append_text('foo')`. Therefore, use `_G.print()` for Lua's `print()` since [`gui.print()`][] is shortened to -`print()`. +`print()`. You can also run commands on startup using the `-e` and `--execute` +command line switches.  diff --git a/doc/13_Help.md b/doc/13_Help.md index f2c3dedc..673c2759 100644 --- a/doc/13_Help.md +++ b/doc/13_Help.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ parameters. Switch |Arguments|Description -------------------|:-------:|----------- +`-e`, `--execute` | 1 |Run Lua [code][]. `-f`, `--force` | 0 |Forces [unique instance][]. `-h`, `--help` | 0 |Shows this. `-n`, `--nosession`| 0 |No [session][] functionality. @@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ Switch |Arguments|Description The help switch is unavailable in ncurses. +[code]: 10_Advanced.html#Command.Entry [unique instance]: 02_Installation.html#Single.Instance [session]: 04_WorkingWithFiles.html#Sessions [`_USERHOME`]: api/_G.html#_USERHOME diff --git a/modules/textadept/command_entry.lua b/modules/textadept/command_entry.lua index d3d2d1ea..31e3cff1 100644 --- a/modules/textadept/command_entry.lua +++ b/modules/textadept/command_entry.lua @@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ events.connect(events.COMMAND_ENTRY_KEYPRESS, function(code) end end) +-- Executes Lua code on startup. +local function execute(command) + local f, err = load(command, nil, 'bt', env) + if err then error(err) end + f() +end +args.register('-e', '--execute', 1, execute, 'Execute Lua code') + --[[ The function below is a Lua C function. --- |