Re: Re: xargs mock run

On Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 11:49:20AM +0200, oset wrote: > raf wrote: > ... | xargs echo cmd ... Good hack. Thing is, I tried > it before and it did not work. That is why I strayed the whole topic. > Now it works, so thats OK. There is a problem though: $  echo a > > a.txt; echo b > b.txt; echo c

Re: Re: xargs mock run

raf wrote: > ... | xargs echo cmd ... Good hack. Thing is, I tried it before and it did not work. That is why I strayed the whole topic. Now it works, so thats OK. There is a problem though: $  echo a > a.txt; echo b > b.txt; echo c > "c with spaces.txt" $  echo * | xargs echo gzip |

Re: Re: Re: xargs mock run

raf wrote: can't easily read your response because of the formatting and html character encoding I dont know why it happened, apologize. I guess due to pasteing from clipboard. If I write it 'manually' in client it will likely not happen. I think what you are trying to achieve might loo

Re: Re: xargs mock run

On Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 03:30:22AM +0200, oset wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 07:27:24PM +0200, oset > wrote: I would appreciate you to not include > someones email address in a public mail list letter. I have enough > spam, I do not need more. > You can. Just replace the actual

Re: Re: xargs mock run

> On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 07:27:24PM +0200, oset wrote:I would appreciate you to not include someones email address in a public mail list letter. I have enough spam, I do not need more. > You can. Just replace the actual command with "sh -c 'echo ACTUAL_COMMAND'". I cannot

Re: xargs mock run

On Mon, Oct 07, 2024 at 07:27:24PM +0200, oset wrote: > Often, when user uses bit more complex syntax with xargs (or find -exec, for > that matter) the command spectacularly fails, and they dont know why. It > would be beneficial to be able to mock run a command - just print what is to > be

xargs mock run

Often, when user uses bit more complex syntax with xargs (or find -exec, for that matter) the command spectacularly fails, and they dont know why. It would be beneficial to be able to mock run a command - just print what is to be run, so user knows what exactly is passed to the program, so the