# luarocks install Install a rock. ## Usage `luarocks install [--keep] [--only-deps] { | []}` Argument may be the name of a rock to be fetched from a server, with optional version, or the direct URL or filename of a rockspec. In case of more than one rock matching the request, the `install` command favors binary rocks. Unless `--keep` is passed, other versions of the rock are removed after installing the new one. If `--only-deps` is passed, the rock itself is not installed, but its dependencies are. ## Examples Installing a rock: ``` luarocks install luasocket ``` Installing a specific version of a rock: ``` luarocks install luasocket 3.0rc1 ``` Installing a rock ignoring its dependencies: ``` luarocks install busted --deps-mode=none ```