[ale] xargs processes as input arrives?

[brian at polibyte.com (Brian Pitts)]

Jeff Lightner wrote:
> I?ve always assumed xargs processed each item as it arrived but saw
> something today that made me think perhaps this isn?t the case.

I think it does. It would mesh with my experience and what I can make of
the source. If you want to check yourself, I think the relevant part is
 lines 756-785 of xargs/xargs.c from GNU findutils.

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All the best,
Brian Pitts