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Lua module

A Lua module is Lua file that return a table

Demo

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-- mymodule.lua
local M = {}

function M.hello()
    print("Hello from module")
end

return M
main.lua
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package.path = package.path .. ";./mylibs/?.lua"

local mymodule = require("mymodule")
mymodule.hello()

Lua search path

package.path

LUA_PATH

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export LUA_PATH="./mylibs/?.lua;;"