* Markus Hoenicka [2007.02.19 10:45]: > $ echo test1 test2|xargs -t > /bin/echo test1 test2 > test1 test2 > > I'd expect the output to read: > > /bin/echo test1 > test1 > /bin/echo test2 > test2
Your assumption about what xargs does is incorrect. It does not call the command once for each argument on its standard input. Instead, it constructs a command-line, the length of which is system-dependent. The number of arguments it will take for each call to the command isn't clear at all and even depends on the length of the command itself. You need to tell xargs explicitly that you want to take the arguments one by one: $ echo foo bar | xargs -t -n1 /bin/echo foo foo /bin/echo bar bar -- JR -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
