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eva:tldr:cb501

eva: Calculate the result of an expression.
$ eva "${(1 + 2) * 2 ^ 2}"
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The given command eva "${(1 + 2) * 2 ^ 2}" seems to be written in a scripting language called zsh. This command uses parameter expansion in zsh to evaluate an expression and substitute the result into the command.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

  1. eva: This appears to be a custom function or script that evaluates and executes the expression provided as an argument.

  2. "${(1 + 2) * 2 ^ 2}": Inside double quotes, the entire expression is enclosed. Within the expression, there are multiple subexpressions that will be evaluated separately:

    • (1 + 2): This subexpression adds 1 and 2, resulting in 3.

    • 2 ^ 2: This subexpression raises 2 to the power of 2, resulting in 4.

    • (1 + 2) * 2 ^ 2: This subexpression multiplies the result of the previous subexpressions (3 and 4), resulting in 12.

Therefore, when executing the eva command with the expression provided in double quotes, it will evaluate the expression 12 and most likely perform some action based on the result (which would depend on the specific implementation of the eva function or script).

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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