So, I have a list of files that I want to use to generate a new set of groups of files. I want to open up these groups (multiple files) together at once. Edit them. Then go back to the terminal, hit enter, and open up the next group of files. I’ve got it working, but I’m using a temporary
Tag: xargs
Why does xargs -L yield the right format, while xargs -n doesn’t?
Consider the following: Why does the -n option yield an incorrect formatting? Just in case, I’m using bash under Ubuntu. Thanks. Answer -L splits by lines; echo doesn’t separate its output by lines but by spaces, so a single ls -l is run and that formats all the columns as a group. -n splits by parameters; in the absence of