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    v <local const close>, v2 = io.open'file', false
    g <global const> = 5

    str:gsub('%d+', (s){ tonumber(s)+1 })

    local name = ...

    local name = ({...})[1]

   local name = table.pack(...)

  for long,list,of,variables,here
  in ageneratorhere(bigparameterhere)
  do
  end

  local x do
    -- everything after is just here to define x
  end

   x = a ? b : c # x is b, same as you would if a {x=b} else {x=c}

    a,b,c = true, 1, 2
    x = a and b or c -- x is b


    a,b,c = true, false, 2
    x = a and b or c -- x is c

    x = select(a and 1 or 2, b, c)

    x = ({false,2})[a and 1 or 2]

   local x; if a then x=b else x=c end