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tldr/pages/common/eval.md
Alejandro Cervera ced5cb22f6
common/*: update pages of POSIX special Built-In utilities (#11858)
* eval, exec, exit, export, readonly, set, shift, trap: use Open Group links

* exec, export, trap: split Linux and POSIX
2023-12-29 18:37:58 +05:30

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eval

Execute arguments as a single command in the current shell and return its result. More information: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#eval.

  • Call echo with the "foo" argument:

eval "{{echo foo}}"

  • Set a variable in the current shell:

eval "{{foo=bar}}"