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| author | Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> | 2000-09-22 20:22:28 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> | 2000-09-22 20:22:28 +0000 |
| commit | 5b17693f0a07d0fa8af08e3c0d6b43c7b826a13d (patch) | |
| tree | ba51e2cba249df7bf64b5826ebbbe654a4d24250 /docs/busybox.sgml | |
| parent | ebc0dd7a8a553ee1a3b4293975b02aa1578cac07 (diff) | |
Use minix xargs instead, and update docs accordingly
-Erik
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diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml index e8a91fa05..e213ca1b2 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.sgml +++ b/docs/busybox.sgml @@ -1922,6 +1922,7 @@ -A Do not list implied . and .. -C List entries by columns -F Append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries + -L list entries pointed to by symbolic links -R List subdirectories recursively </screen> </para> @@ -3659,6 +3660,42 @@ </para> </sect1> + <sect1 id="xargs"> + <title>xargs</title> + + <para> + Usage: xargs [OPTIONS] [COMMAND] [ARGS...] + </para> + + <para> + Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input. + </para> + + <para> + Options: + </para> + + <para> + <screen> + -t Print the command just before it is run + -l LEN Use LEN as maximum line length (default 490, max 1023) + -e ENDING Append ENDING to the command before executing it. + </screen> + </para> + + + <para> + Example: + </para> + + <para> + <screen> + $ ls | xargs gzip + $ find . -name '*.c' -print | xargs rm + </screen> + </para> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="yes"> <title>yes</title> |