xargs

Build and execute commands from stdin input.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$xargs [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

Examples

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

Examples

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

Typical use cases

Find and delete

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

Loop

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

Note Common pattern: find ... -print0 | xargs -0 command

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