[bug #65998] xargs strange behavior

URL: Summary: xargs strange behavior Group: findutils Submitter: None Submitted: Wed 17 Jul 2024 12:34:25 PM UTC Category: xargs Severity: 3 - Normal

[bug #65998] xargs strange behavior

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #65998 (group findutils): Hello, xargs is executing "echo" (since no command was given), which swallows/uses the -e an -n options. If you replace "xargs" with "xargs printf '%s\n' in your examples you will see that xargs passes everything along to the command. cu Andre

[bug #65998] xargs strange behavior

Update of bug #65998 (group findutils): Status:None => Working as Intended Assigned to:None => jay Open/Closed:Open => Closed __

[bug #65998] xargs strange behavior

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #65998 (group findutils): Further hint: one can see what's going on with the '-t,--verbose' option: $ echo '-e test1 -e test2' | xargs -t echo -e test1 -e test2 test1 -e test2 ___ Reply to this item at:

[bug #65895] Expression order matters?

Follow-up Comment #5, bug #65895 (group findutils): Sorry I didn't make myself clear enough. I wasn't suggesting that "find . -delete" stop working. I was suggesting that it become an error for -delete to be followed by one or more pure predicate options (e.g. -name) but no side-effect options (e.