terminate

The terminate event is fired when Ctrl-T is held down.

This event is normally handled by os.pullEvent, and will not be returned. However, os.pullEventRaw will return this event when fired.

terminate will be sent even when a filter is provided to os.pullEventRaw. When using os.pullEventRaw with a filter, make sure to check that the event is not terminate.

Return values

1. string: The event name.

Example

Prints a message when Ctrl-T is held:

while true do
  local event = os.pullEventRaw("terminate")
  if event == "terminate" then print("Terminate requested!") end
end

Exits when Ctrl-T is held:

while true do
  os.pullEvent()
end