lhunath 1185001678 learn If the answer is eval, then surely you are asking the wrong question. See http://wooledge.org/mywiki/BashFAQ#faq48 ferret 1207835421 forget ferret 1207835488 learn eval is actually a lesser-known spelling of evil. It can have massively surprising security implementations. See http://wooledge.org/mywiki/BashFAQ#faq48 ferret 1211895954 forget ferret 1211895981 learn eval is actually a lesser-known spelling of evil. It can have massively surprising security implications. See http://wooledge.org/mywiki/BashFAQ/048 lhunath 1212528917 forget lhunath 1212528966 learn If eval is the answer, surely you are asking the wrong question. See http://wooledge.org/mywiki/BashFAQ/048 TheBonsai 1250140530 forget TheBonsai 1250140546 learn 'eval' is a common misspelling of 'evil'. If eval is the answer, surely you are asking the wrong question. See http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/048 ormaaj 1652285943 forget ormaaj 1652286847 learn eval concatenates its arguments, separated by spaces, and evaluates the resulting string as shell code. eval is easy to misuse and can be a source of security problems when used improperly. http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/048