Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:15:08 -0500 From: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org> To: Maxime Henrion <mux@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/xargs xargs.1 xargs.c Message-ID: <200303241615.h2OGF9B9038304@green.bikeshed.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:29:52 PST." <200303231829.h2NITqWH016146@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Maxime Henrion <mux@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > mux 2003/03/23 10:29:52 PST > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > usr.bin/xargs xargs.1 xargs.c > Log: > Add a new -o option to tell xargs(1) to reopen /dev/tty as stdin in > the child process, before executing the command. This is very useful > when you do stuff like ``find ... | xargs interactive_application''. > Without -o, the application would inherit the pipe as its stdin, and > you thus lose any control over it. > > This flag has been carefully chosen to not conflit with other options > of other xargs utilities like GNU xargs. > > Reviewed by: jmallett Wow, I've definitely wanted this option almost daily! Good job :) -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-src" in the body of the message
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