How to run a lua file in cmd from Sublime Text 3?
I want to run lua files in cmd (for a reason I can't use build system). How can I do this? r-stein Since you just want to call a cmd command you can easily write your own plugin. Just open your user directory and create a python file (e.g. run_lua.py ). Or just go with Tools >> New Plugin. This plugin runs the command lua $file and afterwards pauses until the user pressed a key: import subprocess import sublime_plugin class RunLuaCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand): def run(self): view = self.window.active_view() subprocess.Popen(["cmd", "/c", "lua", view.file_name(), "&", "pause"]) Add the