Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 04:45:21PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 12/21/08 15:58, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
>>> $ seq -w 1 1 10 | xargs -i -n1 cp file.jpg file{}.jpg
>> What's with the {}? An implied variable?
>
> $ LANG=C man xargs | grep -C 2 '{}'
> -i[replace-str]
> This option is a synonym for -Ireplace-str if replace-str is
> specified, and for -I{} otherwise. This option is deprecated;
> use -I instead.
>
yes, {} was the default placeholder in the xargs command. According to the
man-page it should now be
$ seq -w 1 1 100 | xargs -I{} cp file.jpg file{}.jpg
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Regards,
Jörg-Volker.
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