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What is the purpose of the xargs command?
The correct answer is B. It will read standard input and build up commands lines to execute. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
What is the purpose of the xargs command?
Options
- AIt passes argument to an X server.
- BIt will read standard input and build up commands lines to execute.
- CIt helps shell scripts take variable argument lists.
- DIt will ask a question, graphically, and return the answer to the shell.
- EIt will allow users to specify long options for commands that normally only accept short options.
How the community answered
(54 responses)- A13% (7)
- B74% (40)
- C4% (2)
- D7% (4)
- E2% (1)
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