Use minix xargs instead, and update docs accordingly

 -Erik

2 files changed, 61 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod
index e12c8243c..5caf1de7d 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox.pod
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ mkfifo, mkfs.minix, mknod, mkswap, mktemp, more, mount, mt, mv, nc, nslookup,
 ping, poweroff, printf, ps, pwd, rdate, reboot, renice, reset, rm, rmdir,
 rmmod, sed, setkeycodes, sh, sleep, sort, swapoff, swapon, sync, syslogd, tail,
 tar, tee, telnet, test, touch, tr, true, tty, umount, uname, uniq, unix2dos,
-unrpm, update, uptime, usleep, uudecode, uuencode, wc, which, whoami, yes,
-zcat, [
+unrpm, update, uptime, usleep, uudecode, uuencode, wc, which, whoami, xargs,
+yes, zcat, [
 
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@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ Example:
 
 =item ls
 
-Usage: ls [B<-1acdelnpuxACFR>] [filenames...]
+Usage: ls [B<-1acdelnpuxACFLR>] [filenames...]
 
 Options:
 
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ Options:
         -C      list entries by columns
         -F      append indicator (one of */=@|) to entries
         -R  list subdirectories recursively
+        -L  list entries pointed to by symbolic links
 
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@@ -2080,6 +2081,25 @@ Example:
 
 -------------------------------
 
+=item xargs
+
+Usage: xargs [OPTIONS] [COMMAND] [ARGS...]
+
+Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input.
+
+Options:
+
+                -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.
+ 
+Example:
+
+        $ ls | xargs gzip
+        $ find . -name '*.c' -print | xargs rm
+
+-------------------------------
+
 =item yes
 
 Usage: yes [OPTION]... [STRING]...
@@ -2182,4 +2202,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>
 
 =cut
 
-# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.70 2000/09/21 02:06:35 andersen Exp $
+# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.71 2000/09/22 20:22:27 andersen Exp $
diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml
index e8a91fa05..e213ca1b2 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.sgml
+++ b/docs/busybox.sgml
@@ -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>