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List:       busybox
Subject:    Re: [BusyBox] xargs problems!
From:       Erik Andersen <andersen () lineo ! com>
Date:       2000-09-24 2:45:23
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On Sat Sep 23, 2000 at 09:34:14PM +0000, robotti@metconnect.com wrote:
> 
> 
> With the bb xargs you have to put "" around 
> the command if you use options.
> 
> cat file | xargs echo -n
> 
> xargs: invalid option -- n
> 
> cat file | xargs "echo -n"
> 
> The bb xargs can't handle a file that contains 
> one of these () <> | & *.
> 
> The test_file has this in it.
> 
> line_1
> line_2
> 
> cat test_file | xargs -t
> 
> The bb xargs outputs this.
> 
> echo  line_1  line_2    line_1 line_2 
> 
> The gnu xargs outputs this.
> 
> /bin/echo line_1 line_2   
> line_1 line_2 

Hmm.  Ok, I see.  Could you try again with the changes I just 
checked in a check if it works properly for you now?

 -Erik

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