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diff --git a/man1p/eval.1p b/man1p/eval.1p new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c38b1b985 --- /dev/null +++ b/man1p/eval.1p @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved +.TH "EVAL" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual" +.\" eval +.SH NAME +eval \- construct command by concatenating arguments +.SH SYNOPSIS +.LP +\fBeval\fP \fB[\fP\fIargument\fP \fB...\fP\fB]\fP +.SH DESCRIPTION +.LP +The \fIeval\fP utility shall construct a command by concatenating +\fIargument\fPs together, separating each with a +<space>. The constructed command shall be read and executed by the +shell. +.SH OPTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH OPERANDS +.LP +See the DESCRIPTION. +.SH STDIN +.LP +Not used. +.SH INPUT FILES +.LP +None. +.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +.LP +None. +.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS +.LP +Default. +.SH STDOUT +.LP +Not used. +.SH STDERR +.LP +The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages. +.SH OUTPUT FILES +.LP +None. +.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION +.LP +None. +.SH EXIT STATUS +.LP +If there are no \fIargument\fPs, or only null arguments, \fIeval\fP +shall return a zero exit status; otherwise, it shall +return the exit status of the command defined by the string of concatenated +\fIargument\fPs separated by <space>s. +.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS +.LP +Default. +.LP +\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +.LP +None. +.SH EXAMPLES +.sp +.RS +.nf + +\fBfoo=10 x=foo +y='$'$x +echo $y +\fP\fB$foo\fP\fBeval y='$'$x +echo $y +\fP\fB10\fP +.fi +.RE +.SH RATIONALE +.LP +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +.LP +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.LP +\fISpecial Built-In Utilities\fP +.SH 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 . |