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\frametitle{xargs: Usage and Options}
\begin{block}{Examples}
\begin{verbatim}
# Delete all .tmp files (safe with spaces)
find . -name "*.tmp" -print0 | xargs -0 rm

# Run 1 command per input line (NUL-delimited)
printf '%s\0' dir1 dir2 dir3 | xargs -0 -n 1 mkdir

# Custom placement of arguments (safe with spaces)
find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.txt" -print0 | xargs -0 -I {} mv "{}" backup/
\end{verbatim}
\end{block}
\begin{exampleblock}<2->{Common Flags}\label{sec:org6389170}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
Option & Description\\
\hline
\texttt{-n N} & Use at most N args per command\\
\texttt{-I \{\}} & Replace \{\} with the input string\\
\texttt{-0} & Read NUL-delimited input (safe)\\
\texttt{-P N} & Run N processes in parallel (Fast!)\\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{exampleblock}