1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/xargs.c b/xargs.c
index 89bcfc1..f05efd9 100644
--- a/xargs.c
+++ b/xargs.c
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ int xargs_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		char *execstr = NULL;
 
 		/* eat the newline off the filename. */
-		if (file_to_act_on[strlen(file_to_act_on)-1] == '\n')
-			file_to_act_on[strlen(file_to_act_on)-1] = '\0';
+		chomp(file_to_act_on);
 
 		/* eat blank lines */
 		if (strlen(file_to_act_on) == 0)