xargs: move specific example, per discussion in #891

waldyrious/alt-syntax
Waldir Pimenta 2016-05-16 13:47:00 +01:00
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`{{arguments}} | xargs {{command}}`
- Specific example: delete all files that start with 'M':
`find . -name 'M*' | xargs rm`
- Handle whitespace in arguments:
`{{arguments_null_terminated}} | xargs -0 {{command}}`
@ -13,11 +17,3 @@
- Insert arguments at chosen position, using '%' as the placeholder marker:
`{{arguments}} | xargs -I '%' {{command}} % {{extra_arguments}}`
- Use the output of one command as arguments to another command:
`{{command1}} | xargs {{command2}}`
- Specific example: delete all files that start with 'M':
`find . -name 'M*' | xargs rm`