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Andrei Cioara eb1f864263 shortened xargs (#878)
rest_of_arguments was misleading
2016-05-16 07:47:07 +01:00

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# xargs
> Execute a command with piped arguments.
- Main use:
`{{arguments}} | xargs {{command}}`
- Handle whitespace in arguments:
`{{arguments_null_terminated}} | xargs -0 {{command}}`
- Delete all files that start with 'M':
`find . -name 'M*' | xargs rm`
- Insert arguments at chosen position, using '%' as the placeholder marker:
`{{arguments}} | xargs -I % {{command}} % {{extra_arguments}}`