execute command stored in a string

dips_ag · #1 06-30-2010

Hi,

Here's the problem I am facing.
This is just an example:

Code:

 
list_files.ksh
------------
dir=$1
match=$2
 
var="ls $dir | grep $match"
files=`"$var"`

bartus11 · #2 06-30-2010

Code:

files=`eval "$var"`

dips_ag · #3 06-30-2010

Hi bartus11,

Thanks it worked!

-dips

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