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\section eval eval - evaluate the specified commands
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\subsection eval-synopsis Synopsis
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\fish{synopsis}
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eval [COMMANDS...]
\endfish
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\subsection eval-description Description
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`eval` evaluates the specified parameters as a command. If more than one parameter is specified, all parameters will be joined using a space character as a separator.
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\subsection eval-example Example
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The following code will call the ls command. Note that `fish` does not support the use of shell variables as direct commands; `eval` can be used to work around this.
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\fish
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set cmd ls
eval $cmd
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\endfish
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