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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. You've hit your Sonnet limit · resets Jun 8, 9am (UTC)
GNU and Unix Commands
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
(15 responses)- B87% (13)
- D7% (1)
- E7% (1)
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#xargs#stdin processing#command construction#Unix utilities
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