`xargs` for Command Chaining

xargs is a powerful command-line utility that acts as a bridge between commands. It takes input from standard input (stdin) and builds new command lines, then executes them.

• It reads items (usually words or lines) from stdin.
• It then uses these items as arguments for another command.
• This is incredibly useful for automating tasks involving many files or inputs from other commands.

Let's see xargs in its simplest form. Here, echo sends a list of words to xargs. xargs then takes these words and passes them as arguments to a second echo command.

Try running this example: