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authorEric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>2000-09-22 20:22:28 +0000
committerEric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>2000-09-22 20:22:28 +0000
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Use minix xargs instead, and update docs accordingly
-Erik
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-A Do not list implied . and ..
-C List entries by columns
-F Append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
+ -L list entries pointed to by symbolic links
-R List subdirectories recursively
</screen>
</para>
@@ -3659,6 +3660,42 @@
</para>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="xargs">
+ <title>xargs</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Usage: xargs [OPTIONS] [COMMAND] [ARGS...]
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Options:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <screen>
+ -t Print the command just before it is run
+ -l LEN Use LEN as maximum line length (default 490, max 1023)
+ -e ENDING Append ENDING to the command before executing it.
+ </screen>
+ </para>
+
+
+ <para>
+ Example:
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <screen>
+ $ ls | xargs gzip
+ $ find . -name '*.c' -print | xargs rm
+ </screen>
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="yes">
<title>yes</title>