# eval

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:4ch"><code><span class="synB">EVAL</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;command(s)></span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##

The commands to evaluate.

## Description ##

Evaluates the given commands and executes them; you can use internal
variables and separate multiple commands by using the ';' character.
If the command contains a string with '$', '\' or ';' those characters 
need to be escaped:
        '$' -> '$$'
        '\' -> '\\' (or even '\\\\', depending on where they are used)
        ';' -> '\;'

## Examples ##

    /EVAL echo I am connected to ${S} on ${chatnet} as ${N}
    /EVAL echo My user privileges are +${usermode}; echo Let's party!
to print '1;2$3\4': /EVAL echo 1\;2$$3\\4       

## References ##



[https://github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/special_vars.txt](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/blob/master/docs/special_vars.txt)



## See also ##
[CAT](/documentation/help/cat), [CD](/documentation/help/cd), [ECHO](/documentation/help/echo), [EXEC](/documentation/help/exec)