On 05:54:39 Jun 07, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> Aren't
>
> xargs foo
>
> and
>
> xargs -i foo {}
>
> supposed to be identical? Why do they act different?
>
Because xargs(1) is a weird command to use.
But then I don't think there is an alternative.
The usage semantics always confuse me.
> For instance, compare:
>
> ls / | xargs ls -d
>
> and
>
> ls / | xargs -i ls -d {}
>
I can scarcely remember it. But it is far easier than using the find
builtin mechanisms to achieve the same end.
I think you are missing some switch of xargs.
-Girish
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