[bug #29698] Correct and clarify documentation of xargs -d option

[Jon Jensen]

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                 Summary: Correct and clarify documentation of xargs -d
option
                 Project: findutils
            Submitted by: jonjensen
            Submitted on: Wed 28 Apr 2010 04:04:59 AM GMT
                Category: documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
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Details:

This documentation patch is to clarify xargs -d. HTH.

http://github.com/jonjensen/findutils/commit/da2a78ce9d75354639bfc706bc9d5b96850f43c3

Backslash *is* special to -d, as was explained later in the paragraph.

Quotes are not special, but I'm not sure who would think they are, and
stating that they're not invites confusion as it implies shell quoting may not
apply.

Give an example of shell quoting.

Note that any extra characters beyond the first one are ignored.




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