# lualatex > An extended version of TeX using Lua to compile. > More information: . - Start `texlua` to act as a Lua interpreter: `lualatex` - Compile a Tex file to PDF: `lualatex {{path/to/file.tex}}` - Compile a Tex file without error interruption: `lualatex -interaction nonstopmode {{path/to/file.tex}}` - Compile a Tex file with a specific output file name: `lualatex -jobname={{filename}} {{path/to/file.tex}}`