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Lua Basics for evil
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Lua basics for evil users
This page is for people who are not advanced Lua users.
It only covers the parts of Lua that matter most for editing evil configs.
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That is enough to read and modify most example configs.
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Common Lua patterns you will see in evil configs
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That is the kind of reading you will do often in evil configs.
When you are ready for more
Once these basics feel comfortable, continue with:
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