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.

Basic Syntax

Limit Output per Line

List Number of Lines/Words/Characters in Each File

Read Items From File

Run Multiple commands with xargs

Specify the Delimiter

Trim blank spaces from a String

Using xargs with find

Using xargs with grep

View commands executed by xargs