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====== Ubuntu - xargs ======

The **xargs** command is a command-line tool used to read data from standard input and later run a command based on this input.

It is a useful tool in file management, especially when used with other commands such as mkdir, grep, rm etc.

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[[Ubuntu:xargs:Basic Syntax|Basic Syntax]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Copying Files to Multiple Directories|Copying Files to Multiple Directories]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Limit Output per Line|Limit Output per Line]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:List Number of Lines/Words/Characters in Each File|List Number of Lines/Words/Characters in Each File]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Read Items From File|Read Items From File]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Run Multiple commands with xargs|Run Multiple commands with xargs]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Specify the Delimiter|Specify the Delimiter]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Trim blank spaces from a String|Trim blank spaces from a String]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Using xargs with find|Using xargs with find]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:Using xargs with grep|Using xargs with grep]]

[[Ubuntu:xargs:View commands executed by xargs|View commands executed by xargs]]