luad

commit 9569ba3cfa0614ffd9921de81144604e5f343ccb
parent 79313f1d5565009a608160e0aa830fa12be97c73
Author: Daniel Barlow <dan@telent.net>
Date:   Mon, 18 May 2026 23:21:13 +0100

update README

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ Liminix, but it may be useful elsewhere too.
 * accept unix datagram socket commands
 * fork a child for each peer socket and run the requested lua script
 
+## how to use it
+
+    $ LUAD_SOCKET_PATH=/var/run/luad/socket luad prelude.lua
+
+    $ LUAD_SOCKET_PATH=/var/run/luad/socket luac script.lua arg1 arg2 ...
+
+The pathname of a Lua script may optionally be passed to luad. It will
+be loaded into the interpreter before it is forked, so whatever it
+does will be available in the children.
 
 ## small print
 
@@ -25,8 +34,3 @@ Liminix, but it may be useful elsewhere too.
 * tested only on Linux. Needs SCM_RIGHTS to send unix file descriptors
   across processes, which seems to be have [implementation quirks on
   different unix flavours](https://gist.github.com/kentonv/bc7592af98c68ba2738f4436920868dc)
-
-
-## TO DO
-
-[.] implement luac