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diff --git a/man/pandoc-lua.1 b/man/pandoc-lua.1 index 6388fb27f..ce21b6647 100644 --- a/man/pandoc-lua.1 +++ b/man/pandoc-lua.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 3.0 +.\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 3.0.1 .\" .\" Define V font for inline verbatim, using C font in formats .\" that render this, and otherwise B font. @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ . ftr VB CB . ftr VBI CBI .\} -.TH "pandoc-lua" "1" "September 22, 2022" "pandoc-lua 3.0.1" "" +.TH "pandoc-lua" "1" "September 22, 2022" "pandoc-lua 3.1.1" "" .hy .SH SYNOPSIS .PP @@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ startup. .PP If no script argument is given, then the script is assumed to be passed in via \f[I]stdin\f[R]. -Interactive mode is not supported at this time. +When called without arguments, \f[V]pandoc-lua\f[R] behaves as +\f[V]pandoc-lua -v -i\f[R] when the standard input (\f[V]stdin\f[R]) is +a terminal, and as \f[V]pandoc-lua -\f[R] otherwise. +On Windows the program will always behave as if it was connected to a +terminal. .PP When called without the option \f[V]-E\f[R], the interpreter checks for an environment variable \f[V]LUA_INIT\f[R] before running any argument. @@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ global \f[V]mod\f[R]. Show version information. .TP \f[V]-i\f[R] -Not supported yet; print a warning to that effect. +Enter interactive mode after running \f[I]script\f[R]. .TP \f[V]-E\f[R] Ignore environment variables. @@ -66,9 +70,25 @@ Other variables like \f[V]LUA_PATH\f[R] and \f[V]LUA_CPATH\f[R] are .TP \f[V]-W\f[R] Turn warnings on. +.SH INTERACTIVE MODE +.PP +In interactive mode, the Lua interpreter repeatedly prompts and waits +for a line. +After reading a line, Lua first tries to interpret the line as an +expression. +If it succeeds, it prints its value. +Otherwise, it interprets the line as a statement. +If you write an incomplete statement, the interpreter waits for its +completion by issuing a different prompt. +.PP +Exit the interactive mode by pressing \f[V]Ctrl-D\f[R] or +\f[V]Ctrl-C\f[R], or by typing \f[V]os.exit()\f[R]. +The \f[I]Isocline\f[R] library is used for line editing. +Press \f[V]F1\f[R] to get a list of available keybindings; the +\f[V]ctrl\f[R] key is abbreviated as \f[V]\[ha]\f[R] in that list. .SH AUTHORS .PP -Copyright 2022 John MacFarlane (jgm\[at]berkeley.edu) and contributors. +Copyright 2023 John MacFarlane (jgm\[at]berkeley.edu) and contributors. Released under the GPL, version 2 or later. This software carries no warranty of any kind. (See COPYRIGHT for full copyright and warranty notices.) |