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- From: iwsbarke@acs.ucalgary.ca (I W Scott Barker)
- Subject: why use eval?
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- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 19:52:42 GMT
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- What is the significance of using eval `[command]`? The man pages state that
- this runs the command [command] in the shell. Does not simply typing the
- command alone accomplish the same thing?
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