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But everywhere I read, using eval is somehow 'evil'
– user361323
Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 11:13
I can't speak for the morality of it :-) but for some things it's necessary – case in point. I would be inclined to ask what problem you are trying to solve by running commands in this manner? Perhaps there's another approach without resorting to evil eval.
– bxm
Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 11:31
I was just generally curious. it helps with understanding things on a more fundamental level, little by little.
– user361323
Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 11:51

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