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Re: allow xargs to read from file
From: |
Christer Ekholm |
Subject: |
Re: allow xargs to read from file |
Date: |
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:31:46 +0200 |
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Tim Waugh <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi,
>
> http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?func=detailitem&item_id=2799
>
> includes a patch to allow xargs to read from a file instead of
> standard input. This would allow interactive commands to be executed
> by xargs, and I think that would be useful.
>
> Is there any reason that patch can't go in?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim.
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I see no reason for it. Your shell is perfectly capable of redirecting
the input from a file.
I can't se what you gain by writing:
$ xargs -a file_with_args command
instead of just:
$ xargs command < file_with_args
--
Christer