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Tag: xargs
Using xargs with $() – operator precedence?
Problem : Inspired by this question. The original question, in short, is “How to turn all :2f into – in […]
Using xargs with mv and mkdir command in Linux
Problem : I am attempting to create a directory using the command mkdir. However, I would like to move a […]
Can xargs evaluate $HOME?
Problem : When I type in echo $HOME/Downloads | xargs cd It correctly changes directory to $HOME/Downloads. Maybe that is […]
Can xargs evaluate $HOME?
Problem : When I type in echo $HOME/Downloads | xargs cd It correctly changes directory to $HOME/Downloads. Maybe that is […]
xargs + pv = messed up terminal
Problem : if i want a little progress indicator on my long-running operation i can use pipeviewer: ssh pc2 cat […]
How to call the names of directories after passing them all to xargs?
Problem : I’m using find to pass all directories to xargs, and the command on each dir by xargs needs […]
How can I move files with xargs on Linux?
Problem : I am trying this and it’s not working: ls file_* | xargs mv {} temp/ Any ideas? Solution […]
Replacement for xargs -d in osx
QUESTION : In Linux, you can use xargs -d, to quickly run the hostname command against four different servers with […]
Pass all *.txt files to a Python script in parallel
Problem : I have a Python script that takes a .txt file and does something with it. I need a […]
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