1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vis-lua.c b/vis-lua.c
index a62daf8..ca36d2d 100644
--- a/vis-lua.c
+++ b/vis-lua.c
@@ -2019,6 +2019,12 @@ static int window_newindex(lua_State *L) {
 			}
 			lua_pop(L, 1);
 			return ret;
+		} else if (strcmp(key, "file") == 0 && lua_isstring(L, 3)) {
+			const char* filename = lua_tostring(L, 3);
+			if (!vis_window_change_file(win, filename)) {
+				return luaL_argerror(L, 3, "failed to open");
+			}
+			return 0;
 		}
 	}