From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18533 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:18:41 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4 (2006-07-25) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=ham version=3.1.4 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:18:41 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 67231 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:18:34 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:18:34 -0000 Received: (qmail 27176 invoked by alias); 4 Sep 2006 06:18:26 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 10670 Received: (qmail 27167 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:18:25 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:18:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 65973 invoked from network); 4 Sep 2006 06:18:25 -0000 Received: from david.siemens.de (192.35.17.14) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Sep 2006 06:18:24 -0000 Received: from mail1.siemens.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by david.siemens.de (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k846IMwX009382 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:18:23 +0200 Received: from mchp771a.ww002.siemens.net (mchp771a.ww002.siemens.net [139.25.131.189]) by mail1.siemens.de (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k846IMb3013500 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:18:22 +0200 Received: from MCHP7R6A.ww002.siemens.net ([139.25.131.164]) by mchp771a.ww002.siemens.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:18:22 +0200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Double Evaluation Question (not in FAQ) Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:18:19 +0200 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Double Evaluation Question (not in FAQ) Thread-Index: AcbP6eqAy/Ln+XNuRGC5wbMkh0YCAw== From: "Com MN PG P E B Consultant 3" To: "zsh-users Mailinglist" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Sep 2006 06:18:22.0724 (UTC) FILETIME=[EC688440:01C6CFE9] Assuming that variables are assigned in the following way: x=3Dabc y=3Ddef z=3D'$x $y' # Note: Single Quotes! How could I write an expression, which "evaluates" $z, in that it would return "abc def"? The simple eval "echo $z"=20 would not work here, because it would not preserve the spaces. eval "echo \"$z\"" would indeed do the job, but I consider this a very ugly solution because of the nested quoting. Does anyone know=20 a more elegant alternative? Ronald --=20 Ronald Fischer (phone +49-89-63676431) mailto:mn-pg-p-e-b-consultant-3.com@siemens.com