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diff --git a/builtins/eval.def b/builtins/eval.def index 500e8c7..ee9a23d 100644 --- a/builtins/eval.def +++ b/builtins/eval.def @@ -1,30 +1,35 @@ This file is eval.def, from which is created eval.c. It implements the builtin "eval" in Bash. -Copyright (C) 1987-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1987-2009 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 2, or (at your option) any later -version. +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 3 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. -Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY -WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or -FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License -for more details. +Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY 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, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA. +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with Bash. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. $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). +Execute arguments as a shell command. + +Combine ARGs into a single string, use the result as input to the shell, +and execute the resulting commands. + +Exit Status: +Returns exit status of command or success if command is null. $END #include <config.h> |