read text from file lua
-- Opens a file in read
file = io.open("test.lua", "r")
-- sets the default input file as test.lua
io.input(file)
-- prints the first line of the file
print(io.read())
-- closes the open file
io.close(file)
-- Opens a file in append mode
file = io.open("test.lua", "a")
-- sets the default output file as test.lua
io.output(file)
-- appends a word test to the last line of the file
io.write("-- End of the test.lua file")
-- closes the open file
io.close(file)