Use minix xargs instead, and update docs accordingly

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diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml
index e8a91fa05..e213ca1b2 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.sgml
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@@ -1922,6 +1922,7 @@
                         -A      Do not list implied . and ..
                         -C      List entries by columns
                         -F      Append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
+                        -L      list entries pointed to by symbolic links
                         -R      List subdirectories recursively
                 </screen>
                 </para>
@@ -3659,6 +3660,42 @@
                 </para>
         </sect1>
 
+        <sect1 id="xargs">
+            <title>xargs</title>
+
+                <para>
+                Usage: xargs [OPTIONS] [COMMAND] [ARGS...]
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                Options:
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                <screen>
+                        -t      Print the command just before it is run
+                        -l LEN  Use LEN as maximum line length (default 490, max 1023)
+                        -e ENDING       Append ENDING to the command before executing it.
+                </screen>
+                </para>
+
+
+                <para>
+                Example:
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                <screen>
+                        $ ls | xargs gzip
+                        $ find . -name '*.c' -print | xargs rm
+                </screen>
+                </para>
+        </sect1>
+
         <sect1 id="yes">
             <title>yes</title>