xargs

Builds and runs commands from whitespace-delimited standard input.

Runs as xargs|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 9 fields

Choose how xargs batches stdin into the command line. The command and its fixed arguments are typed as separate words; less common size limits are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui xargs

Run a command per input batchExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Command and arguments*

string

NUL-separated input

-0

Max arguments per run

1integer

Advanced

Echo each command

-t

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

One run per item

null_sepmax_argstracecommand

Parallel run

null_sepmax_argsparallelno_run_emptycommand

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

NUL-separated input

boolean

-0

Replacement string

Occurrences of this string in the command are replaced by each input item.
string

-I{}

Max arguments per run

integer

-n

Parallel processes

0 runs as many as possible.
integer

-P

Prompt before each run

boolean

-p

Skip when input is empty

boolean

-r

Echo each command

boolean

-t

Logical EOF marker

string

-E

Command and arguments

Defaults to echo when empty.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed xargs against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.