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Evaluate the value of a variable?
Post 302282925 by Ilja on Monday 2nd of February 2009 07:15:08 AM
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How to evaluate the value of a variable ?
For example:
a=var
$a=value !!!error happens!!!
I want to evaluate var=value, how to realize it?
Thanks!
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echo(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions echo(3XCURSES) NAME
echo, noecho - enable/disable terminal echo SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib -R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ] c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ] #include <curses.h> int echo(void); int noecho(void); DESCRIPTION
The echo() function enables Echo mode for the current screen. The noecho() function disables Echo mode for the current screen. Initially, curses software echo mode is enabled and hardware echo mode of the tty driver is disabled. The echo() and noecho() functions control soft- ware echo only. Hardware echo must remain disabled for the duration of the application, else the behavior is undefined. RETURN VALUES
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