adds commands to xargs and moves to pages/common

- xargs is also native to OS X
2015-12-29 00:09:35 -05:00 · 2015-12-29 00:09:35 -05:00 · b1d38625d5
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 - Example: list unneeded packages with deborphan and remove them with apt-get:

 `sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get remove`
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+- creating variables: copy all files that start with 'M' to the Desktop
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+`ls M* | xargs -J % cp % ~/Desktop`