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From: robertd@ncoast.UUCP (Rob DeMarco)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: eval
Message-ID: <2771@ncoast.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Jul-87 12:27:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: ncoast.2771
Posted: Fri Jul  3 12:27:22 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 5-Jul-87 07:38:18 EDT
Reply-To: robertd@ncoast.UUCP (Rob DeMarco)
Organization: Cleveland Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, Oh
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    I have seen a lot of "eval" solutions. What I am wondering is exactly 
what does "eval" do? If I type "eval" and hit  it just does nothing.
I looked it up under "sh" in the man pages but, like always, gave confusing
information. I think it stands for "evaluate". Can some one help me?

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