Re: eval, apparently inconsistent behavior

antonio wrote: #!/bin/bash a=( 1 2 3 ) b=( 4 5 6 ) x=a eval b=( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) echo [EMAIL PROTECTED] #output: #1 2 3 x=b eval $x=( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) #output: #./tst: line 15: syntax error near unexpected token `(' #./tst: line 15: `eval $x=( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ' Strictly speaking

eval, apparently inconsistent behavior

#!/bin/bash a=( 1 2 3 ) b=( 4 5 6 ) x=a eval b=( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) echo [EMAIL PROTECTED] #output: #1 2 3 x=b eval $x=( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) #output: #./tst: line 15: syntax error near unexpected token `(' #./tst: line 15: `eval $x=( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) '