[Help-bash] about the definition of `eval`

[Peng Yu]

Hi,

It is not clear what "Combine" means in `help eval`.

eval: eval [arg ...]
    Execute arguments as a shell command.

    Combine ARGs into a single string, use the result as input to the shell,
    and execute the resulting commands.

    Exit Status:
    Returns exit status of command or success if command is null.

For example, I see this.

$ eval echo '1        b'
1 b
$ x=(echo '1        b')
$ eval "${x[*]}"
1 b


So `eval "${x[@]}"` is essentially the same as `eval "${x[*]}"` for
any array `x` in bash?

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Regards,
Peng