Lua script that will update a death counter or file by 1

update-death-count.lua

hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "alt", "ctrl"}, "W", function()

  -- This opens the file and reads the file into a variable (t)
  local deathcounterfile = assert(io.open("[full path to the text file you created]", "r"))
  local deathcount = deathcounterfile:read("*all")

  -- This adds 1 to the value of deathcount and closes the file
  deathcount = deathcount + 1
  deathcounterfile:close()

  -- We reopen the same file but in write mode. We write the death count to the file and save & closes it.
  local newfile = assert(io.open("[full path to the text file you created]", "w"))
  io.output(newfile)
  io.write(deathcount)
  newfile:close()

  -- This you don't need, but it prints the deathcount to the console
  print(deathcount)
end)