Yes! I love xargs, because of its power, but prefer -exec because xargs seems to freak out with blank spaces. I'll read today!
-- Thanks, --:: Alexander J. Snyder ::-- --:: ThisGuyShouldWorkFor.Us <http://thisguyshouldworkfor.us> ::-- --:: "Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window. --Steve Wozniak" ::-- -- On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > xargs is a gender-changer type program that adapts one program's stdout > to the next program's command line arguments. It's extremely handy for > shell scripting, but it can be tricky. I've written a short guide for > xargs that shows how to get around the usual xargs landmines: > > http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/xargs.htm > > Hope you like it. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > July 2015 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century > http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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