Comments on: How to adjust the argument position in xargs? http://www.linuxask.com/questions/how-to-adjust-the-argument-position-in-xargs Linux Ask! is a Q & A web site specific for Linux related questions such as how to use common Linux commands. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linux Ask! http://www.linuxask.com/questions/how-to-adjust-the-argument-position-in-xargs/comment-page-1#comment-125 Linux Ask! Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:10:17 +0000 http://www.linuxask.com/?p=306#comment-125 Hello, Thanks for you tips. Unfortunately, parallel is not included in most common distributions like Ubuntu. Hello,

Thanks for you tips.

Unfortunately, parallel is not included in most common distributions like Ubuntu.

]]> By: Ole Tange http://www.linuxask.com/questions/how-to-adjust-the-argument-position-in-xargs/comment-page-1#comment-123 Ole Tange Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:36:53 +0000 http://www.linuxask.com/?p=306#comment-123 With GNU Parallel http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ you do not need the -i: echo "foo" | parallel echo {} "bar" and you get the added advantage the jobs will be run in parallel. Watch the intro video to GNU Parallel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpaiGYxkSuQ With GNU Parallel http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ you do not need the -i:

echo "foo" | parallel echo {} "bar"

and you get the added advantage the jobs will be run in parallel.

Watch the intro video to GNU Parallel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpaiGYxkSuQ

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