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{{this is a|point entity|name=lua_run|notext=1|game=Garry's Mod}}
{{infotable
|lua_run
|img=[[File:lua run.png]]
|type=e0
|engine=2
|in={{gmod|4}}
}}

It runs raw [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lua_%28programming_language%29 Lua] code given to it in its keyvalues.
== Keyvalues ==
{{KV|Code|intn=Code|string|Lua code to run when triggered.</br>The lua variables {{Code|ACTIVATOR}} and {{Code|CALLER}} may be used in the code, as well as {{Code|TRIGGER_PLAYER}} if '''!activator''' resolves to a player.}}
{{Bug|In Hammer, using double quotes {{Code|"}} as string arguments will corrupt the [[VMF]] file's structure, making the file unviewable for the next Hammer session.{{Workaround|You should instead use either an apostrophe (single quote) {{Code|'}} or brackets {{Code|[[]]}} to contain strings in your lua code.}}{{Fix|To fix an unreadable .vmf broken in this way, remove the double quote manually with a text editor.}}}}
{{tip|Using {{code|include()}} you can run external lua files. The function looks for files in {{path|\GarrysMod\garrysmod\addons\mapcontent\lua}}.<br>For example you could create a file named {{code|MyMapScript.lua}} <!-- I wonder wheres this file name came from? The answer is a steam guide, I didn't figure this shit out myself. -Wisdurm --> at {{path|\GarrysMod\garrysmod\addons\mapcontent\lua\MyMapScript.lua}}, which could then be run in Hammer with {{code|include('MyMapScript.lua')}}.
}}
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== Flags ==
*1: Run code on spawn
== Inputs ==
{{IO|RunCode|Run Code that was defined in the entity.}}
{{IO|RunPassedCode|param=string|Run code that was passed as a variable.}}
{{I Targetname}}
== Outputs ==
{{O Targetname}}


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