tldr/pages/common/xargs.md

xargs

Execute a command with piped arguments.

• Main use:

{{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}}

• Insert arguments at chosen position, using '%' as the placeholder marker:

{{arguments}} | xargs -I '%' {{command}} % {{extra_arguments}}