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Xargs Command Snippets

Simple command snippet that most likely be used imo would be.

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ls -f | xargs -I % -p echo "testxargs-%"
ls -f | xargs -I {} /bin/bash -c 'echo test1-{}; echo test2-{}'
ls -f | xargs -I % /bin/bash -c 'echo test1-%; echo test2-%'
ls -f | xargs -i -pt echo "testxargs-{}"

• ls -f: List all files
• -I allows you to get the output into a placeholder.
• -p print a confirmation prompt with the action it’s going to take:
• -t print command line on the stderr before executing it.