xargs.1 (2010 09)

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xargs(1) xargs(1)
ls | xargs -p -l | xargs ar r arch
Execute diff (see diff(1)) with successive pairs of arguments originally typed as shell arguments:
echo $* | xargs -n2 diff
SEE ALSO
sh(1).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
xargs: SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, POSIX.2
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