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bash xargs how to specify where stdin is used

Charles-Alexandre Roy answered on August 10, 2022 Popularity 1/10 Helpfulness 8/10

answer bash xargs how to specify where stdin is used

bash xargs how to specify where stdin is used

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# Basic syntax:
command | xargs -I {} command_2 {}
# Where:
#	- -I specifies a string that will be replaced by the stdin when found.
#		This is useful for controlling where the piped content appears in the
#		xargs command
# Note, the -I string can be anything, e.g. "a_pointlessly_long_phrase"

# Example usage:
echo hi | xargs -I {} echo {} {}
--> hi hi

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