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Reference

Use the reference when you want exact information about Lutra. It is organized for lookup, not as a tutorial.

  • Language

    Syntax, literals, types, expressions, patterns, modules

  • CLI

    Commands, options, and interactive mode

  • Project

    Runners, binary format, and data representations

Project concepts

The project reference is centered around four ideas:

  • A project is a set of .lt files.
  • A program is compiled code with typed input and output.
  • A runner executes a compiled program.
  • The binary format carries inputs and outputs across the runner boundary.

See also

  • Learn for the language guides.
  • Usage for task-oriented workflows.