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Re: xargs: always a background job interfering with -p
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James Youngman |
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Re: xargs: always a background job interfering with -p |
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Date: |
Sat, 14 Jun 2003 13:23:01 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
This bug is now logged at
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=3982&group_id=61
Question for the list - would it be better if the "-p" option caused
xatgs to wait untill all child processes were complete before
prompting again? For example to have "xargs -P 1 -p" to ask about the
first two jobs, run the first two, and then prompt for another two
once those had finished?