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xargs (target)

Run command line one or more times, appending arguments from stdin (POSIX, toybox)

Syntax:

xargs [-0Pprt] [-snE string] command...

Runs on:

QNX OS

Options:

-0: NULL-terminate each argument; no whitespace or quote processing.
-E string: Stop at the line matching the specified string.
-n string: Set the maximum number of arguments per command to the specified string size. The max is 255 arguments. If the command line exits with 255, the command doesn't launch again even if arguments remain.
-o: Open tty for the specified commands's stdin (default /dev/null).
-P: Run parallel processes (default 1).
-p: Prompt for y or n from tty before running each command.
-r: Don't run with empty input (otherwise always run command once).
-s string: Set the size to the specified string size in bytes per command line.
-t: Trace; print command line to stderr.
command: The command line to use as input.

Description:

This utility is provided as part of the toybox package. For information on how to enable it, see toybox.

Contributing author:

Rob Landley and the toybox project (see https://landley.net/toybox/).

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