tldr/pages/linux/xargs.md

# xargs

> Execute a command with piped arguments.

- Main use:

`{{arguments}} | xargs {{command}}`

- Handling whitespace in arguments:

`{{arguments_null_terminated}} | xargs -0 {{command}}`

- Example: list unneeded packages with deborphan and remove them with apt-get:

`sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get remove`
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			`{{arguments}} \| xargs {{command}}`

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			`{{arguments_null_terminated}} \| xargs -0 {{command}}`

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			`sudo deborphan \| xargs sudo apt-get remove`