From owner-cvs-all Mon Mar 24 8:15:13 2003 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from green.bikeshed.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0E4737B401; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:15:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from green.bikeshed.org (vdzuuauaud52xv93@green.bikeshed.org [10.0.0.1] (may be forged)) by green.bikeshed.org (8.12.7/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h2OGF9TD038308; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:15:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from green@green.bikeshed.org) Received: from localhost (green@localhost) by green.bikeshed.org (8.12.7/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id h2OGF9B9038304; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:15:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200303241615.h2OGF9B9038304@green.bikeshed.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Maxime Henrion 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 In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:29:52 PST." <200303231829.h2NITqWH016146@repoman.freebsd.org> From: "Brian F. Feldman" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:15:08 -0500 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-19.2 required=5.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,MSG_ID_ADDED_BY_MTA_3, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Maxime Henrion 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-all" in the body of the message