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# lua_uuid
Lua library that generate UUIDs leveraging [libuuid](http://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid).
## Requirements
The `uuid/uuid.h` header must be available in the system `INCLUDE_PATH`, otherwise you will hit an error like:
> ld: library not found for -luuid
> …
> Failed compiling module lua_uuid.so
* Mac OS X
* `brew install ossp-uuid`
* Debian Linux; Ubuntu
* `apt-get install uuid-dev`
## Usage
To generate a new UUID string:
```lua
local uuid = require "lua_uuid"
local uuid_str = uuid()
print("New UUID: "..uuid_str)
```
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