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Xargs

xargs (short for "extended arguments") is a command on Unix and most Unix-like operating systems used to build and execute commands from standard input. It converts input from standard input into arguments to a command.

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Developers
Various open-source and commercial developers
Operating system
Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9, IBM i
Platform
Cross-platform
Type
Command

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Xargs

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples56
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Xargs

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related to Encoding problem · 12
Xargs → As, Consider, For, However, Most Unix, One, Shift JIS, That, The, Tools, Unix, UTF-8
related to Operating on a subset of arguments at a time · 8
Xargs → For, Here, In, Note, One, The, The-noption, Usexargsto
related to Separator problem · 8
Xargs → But, Many Unix, NUL, Perl, Some, These, Unix, Using-0forxargsdeals
related to Manual pages · 6
Xargs → FreeBSD General Commands Manualxargs, GNUFindutils, NetBSD General Commands Manualxargs, OpenBSD General Commands Manualxargs, Solaris, User Commands Reference Manual
related to Examples · 5
Xargs → Argument, One, POSIX, The, This
related to External links · 5
Xargs → Shell, The Open Group, The Single UNIX Specification, Utilities Reference, Version
related to Shell trick: any number · 5
Xargs → Another, If, One, POSIX, The
related to -Ioption: single argument · 3
Xargs → The, The-Ioption, Using-Iat
Developers · 1
Xargs → Various open-source and commercial developers
Operating system · 1
Xargs → Unix, Unix-like, Plan 9, IBM i

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XargsDevelopersVarious open-source and commercial developers1.00infobox
XargsOperating systemUnix, Unix-like, Plan 9, IBM i1.00infobox
XargsPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
XargsTypeCommand1.00infobox
Xargsrelated to -Ioption: single argumentThe0.60section
Xargsrelated to -Ioption: single argumentThe-Ioption0.60section
Xargsrelated to -Ioption: single argumentUsing-Iat0.60section
Xargsrelated to Encoding problemThe0.60section
Xargsrelated to Encoding problemMost Unix0.60section
Xargsrelated to Encoding problemHowever0.60section
Xargsrelated to Encoding problemUnix0.60section
Xargsrelated to Encoding problemConsider0.60section

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