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xargs

Why xargs can’t work with tail -f?

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

I want tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep it with pattern “arpwatch” and send every line to myself via jabber: xmpp [email protected] using xargs

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xargs: Does order of options matter?

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

The -I, -L, and -n options are mutually-exclusive. Some implementations use the last one specified if more than one is given on a command line; other implementations treat combinations of the options in different ways.

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Fixed last argument with xargs

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

Is it possible to use xargs to invoke a command so that the last argument of the command is fixed?

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Make xargs pass as first parameter

August 8, 2022 by Magenaut

I’m trying to produce this behaviour:

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xargs with stdin/stdout redirection

August 7, 2022 by Magenaut

I would like to run:

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How to use defined function with xargs

August 7, 2022 by Magenaut

This is my code

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Format output of xargs

August 6, 2022 by Magenaut

I would like to change the format of the output xargs displays

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