in reply to Probably an easy one - store command in variable.
This should do what you're looking for:
By the way, eval traps otherwise fatal errors, so pay attention to what's happening with the code being eval'd.
Update:Thanks to everyone for pointing out the scoping and performance problems with eval. It just 'popped in there' like the Stay-Puffed marshmallow man.
eval $command;
By the way, eval traps otherwise fatal errors, so pay attention to what's happening with the code being eval'd.
Update:Thanks to everyone for pointing out the scoping and performance problems with eval. It just 'popped in there' like the Stay-Puffed marshmallow man.
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