---
title: "getreg"
description: "Returns the live VM registry."
---

```lua
getreg(): table
```

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## Aliases

None.

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## Arguments

This function takes no arguments.

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## Returns

<ResponseField name="registry" type="table">
  The live VM registry table.
</ResponseField>

The registry is shared VM state; this is not a copy.

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## Example

```lua
local registry = getreg()
print(type(registry))
```