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eschwartz · 08-06-2015, 09:57 PM

Passing the entire command as one string to `eval` will allow it to be interpreted the way you would've expected. Of course, "eval is evil".

Code:

#!/bin/bash
id=10030
a='-f "authors:John Doe"'
t='-f "#translator:Jane Doe"'
eval calibredb set_metadata $a $t $id

08-06-2015, 09:57 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Passing the entire command as one string to `eval` will allow it to be interpreted the way you would've expected. Of course, "eval is evil". Code: #!/bin/bash id=10030 a='-f "authors:John Doe"' t='-f "#translator:Jane Doe"' eval calibredb set_metadata $a $t $id Last edited by eschwartz; 08-06-2015 at 10:21 PM.