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# xargs
> Execute a command with piped arguments.
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- Main use:
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`{{arguments}} | xargs {{command}}`
- Handling whitespace in arguments:
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`{{arguments_null_terminated}} | xargs -0 {{command}}`
- Example: list unneeded packages with deborphan and remove them with apt-get:
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`sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get remove`