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| Newer page: | version 4 | Last edited on Friday, April 25, 2003 11:06:47 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 3 | Last edited on Friday, April 25, 2003 7:22:40 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-XARGS
-!!!XARGS
-NAME
-SYNOPSIS
-DESCRIPTION
-SEE ALSO
-----
!!NAME
+xargs - build and execute command lines from standard input
-
-xargs - build and execute command lines from standard input
!!SYNOPSIS
-
__xargs__ [[-0prtx] [[-e[[eof-str]] [[-i[[replace-str]] [[-l[[max-lines]] [[-n max-args] [[-s max-chars] [[-P max-procs] [[--null] [[--eof[[=eof-str]] [[--replace[[=replace-str]] [[--max-lines[[=max-lines]] [[--interactive] [[--max-chars=max-chars] [[--verbose] [[--exit] [[--max-procs=max-procs] [[--max-args=max-args]
[[--no-run-if-empty] [[--version] [[--help] [[command [[initial-arguments]]
@@ -61,9 +52,9 @@
!!EXAMPLE
If you're using the command:
-''grep 7d?]
archive/*''
+''grep 7d archive/*''
and the ''archive'' directory has grown too large and is now giving the error ''Argument list too long'' you can use:
''find archive -type f | xargs grep '7d'''
