xargs still nok?

[zzapper]

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:38:24 +0000,  wrote:

>> thnx everybody for xargs tutorial (bit of a strange beast xargs!).
>> Here's the crux of the matter ISFAIUI
>> 
>> if you want to pipe the o/p of find then xargs will 'regulate' the flow of 
>> filenames
>> 
>> if you use the -exec method that is inherently on a per file basis so does not 
>> require xargs but
>> with a speed penalty for a large number of files
>
>You missed a point - the relatively new POSIX-mandated find
>`-exec utility {} +' form does the same thing as basic xargs, and
>with one less process, so it is even faster than piping find to xargs.
Ah twigged, the + says batch

So really it's Argh no more Xargs !!

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