Re: xargs -i explanation not clear enough without examples

[Jim Meyering]

Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> wrote:
> In the xargs man page, this is not clear enough without examples:
>       --replace[=replace-str], -i[replace-str]
>               Replace occurences of replace-str in the initial arguments  with
>               names  read  from  standard input.  Also, unquoted blanks do not
>               terminate arguments.  If replace-str is omitted, it defaults  to
>               "{}" (like for `find -exec').  Implies -x and -l 1.
> I cannot find a Info page for more details.

The xargs info documentation is in find.info,
buried in the Actions/Run Commands/Multiple Files section.
So you can get to it with this command:

  $ info find a r m

There most certainly should be a top-level directory entry for xargs.

Thanks for your recent suggestions regarding xargs.
It would be better to send them to address@hidden
(as distinct from bug-fileutils) or at least to send a note
to that list with the URLs of the reports you've sent to this one.

However, I don't know if there is currently a maintainer for
the findutils package.