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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: xargs
Message-ID: <7254@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 12 Feb 88 13:15:46 GMT
References: <642@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <642@cresswell.quintus.UUCP> ok@quintus.UUCP (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes:
>So, is there a clear description of xargs anywhere?

IEEE 1003.2 recently had an "xargs" proposal, even though they left
it off the original command list (to my dismay; it or something
better like "apply" is an essential utility).  Since you're trying
to implement xargs from scratch, the 1003.2 spec (assuming it ends
up in the final standard) would be the one to track.