I have script file where a command is stored in a variable First i

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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T05:09:25+00:00 2026-05-14T05:09:25+00:00

I have script file where a command is stored in a variable

First i got the command (assume “ls -l ” command)

cmd=`cat /proc/2345/cmdline`

now doing

echo $cmd

outputs

ls -l

Now how to use $cmd to actually execute that command. which is ls -l

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-14T05:09:25+00:00

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The simple answer is:

$cmd

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