xargs

Builds command from input.

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Verified: 2025-09-09

Syntax

$xargs [OPTIONS] [BEFEHL]

Examples

$find . -name '*.txt' | xargs rm

$ls | xargs -I {} echo '{}'

Typical use cases

Standard usage

xargs --help

Note For command chaining.

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