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authorDenis Vlasenko2008-08-03 19:20:25 +0000
committerDenis Vlasenko2008-08-03 19:20:25 +0000
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xargs: update help text
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diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
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"Execute COMMAND on every item given by standard input\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION( \
- "\n -p Prompt the user about whether to run each command") \
- "\n -r Do not run command for empty read lines" \
- USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT( \
- "\n -x Exit if the size is exceeded") \
+ "\n -p Ask user whether to run each command") \
+ "\n -r Do not run command if input is empty" \
USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM( \
- "\n -0 Input filenames are terminated by a null character") \
- "\n -t Print the command line on stderr before executing it" \
+ "\n -0 Input is separated by NUL characters") \
+ "\n -t Print the command on stderr before execution" \
+ "\n -e[STR] STR stops input processing (default _)" \
+ "\n -n N Pass no more than N args to COMMAND" \
+ "\n -s N Pass command line of no more than N bytes" \
+ USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT( \
+ "\n -x Exit if size is exceeded") \
#define xargs_example_usage \
"$ ls | xargs gzip\n" \