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EVAL(1P)                   POSIX Programmer's Manual                  EVAL(1P)

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NAME
       eval - construct command by concatenating arguments
SYNOPSIS
       eval [argument ...]
DESCRIPTION
       The eval utility shall construct a command by  concatenating  arguments
       together, separating each with a <space>. The constructed command shall
       be read and executed by the shell.
OPTIONS
       None.
OPERANDS
       See the DESCRIPTION.
STDIN
       Not used.
INPUT FILES
       None.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       None.
ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
       Default.
STDOUT
       Not used.
STDERR
       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
OUTPUT FILES
       None.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
       None.
EXIT STATUS
       If there are no arguments, or only null arguments, eval shall return  a
       zero  exit  status;  otherwise,  it shall return the exit status of the
       command defined by the string of concatenated  arguments  separated  by
       <space>s.
CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
       Default.
       The following sections are informative.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
EXAMPLES
              foo=10 x=foo
              y='$'$x
              echo $y
              $foo
              eval y='$'$x
              echo $y
              10
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       Special Built-In Utilities
COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                             EVAL(1P)