How to use xargs to build command lines from standard input

Posted by linuxer on Aug 5, 2023 8:25 AM CST
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Even the most basic installation of any Linux distribution comes with a set of really useful utilities: “xargs” is undoubtedly one of those. By using xargs we can build and execute command lines using items from standard input as arguments of a command. This is especially useful when dealing with programs which don’t read standard input directly.

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