# evalvar - evaluate variable (environment variables, command substitution)

while	echo "variable: \c"
	read var
do
    echo "before:  var=$var"
    set -vx
    var=`echo "$var" | sed 's:\(["\\]\):\\\\\1:g'`
    eval var="\"$var\""
    set +vx
    echo "after: var=$var"
done