xargs
Unix-like operating system command
xargs is a command on Unix and most Unix-like operating systems used to build and execute commands from standard input. It converts input from standard input into arguments to a command.
Some commands such as grep and awk can take input either as... Wikipedia
Example: xargs sh -c 'emacs $@ < /dev/tty' emacs
Syntax: xargs -0prtx -E eof-str -eeof-str --eof=eof-str --null -d delimiter --delimiter delimiter -I replace-str -ireplace-str --replace=replace-str -lmax-lines -L max-lines --max-lines=max-lines -n max-args --max-args=max-args -s max-chars --max-chars=max-chars -P max-procs --max-procs=max-procs --interactive --verbose --exit --no-run-if-empty --arg-file=file --show-limits --version --help command initial-arguments
Function: Build and execute command lines from standard input