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- This file is eval.def, from which is created eval.c.
- It implements the builtin "eval" in Bash.
-
- Copyright (C) 1987, 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
- This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
-
- Bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
- the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later
- version.
-
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- WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
- for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- with Bash; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software
- Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
- $PRODUCES eval.c
-
- $BUILTIN eval
- $FUNCTION eval_builtin
- $SHORT_DOC eval [arg ...]
- Read ARGs as input to the shell and execute the resulting command(s).
- $END
-
- #include "../shell.h"
-
- /* Parse the string that these words make, and execute the command found. */
- int
- eval_builtin (list)
- WORD_LIST *list;
- {
- char *string_list ();
- int result;
-
- /* Note that parse_and_execute () free ()'s what it is passed. */
- if (list)
- result = parse_and_execute (string_list (list), "eval");
- else
- result = EXECUTION_SUCCESS;
- return (result);
- }
-