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+ <h1 id="xargs1"><a class="header" href="#xargs1">xargs(1)</a></h1>
+<pre><code>xargs [opts] [cmd [init-args]]
+ -l [&lt;num&gt;] maximal number of lines per cmd invocation
+ if &lt;num&gt; it not provided, num=1 is assumed
+ -I &lt;str&gt; replace &lt;str&gt; in the [init-args] with the arg;
+ this implies -l, and hence processes one arg at a time
+</code></pre>
+<h2 id="example"><a class="header" href="#example">Example</a></h2>
+<p>Collect arguments and prefix them with another option.</p>
+<pre><code class="language-sh"># Using -l to process one arg at a time.
+eval strace -f (find /dev -name 'std*' | xargs -l echo -P | xargs) ls
+
+# Using -I to place the arg at the specified location.
+eval strace -f (find /dev -name 'std*' | xargs -I {} echo -P {}) ls
+
+# Both commands achieve the same thing and result in something like:
+# eval strace -f -P /dev/stdin -P /dev/stdout -P /dev/stderr ls
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