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--- Begin Message ---Package: findutils Version: 4.1.20-6 Severity: wishlist File: /usr/bin/xargs Hi, sometimes the command I want to run with xargs needs an stdin or even a tty but xargs doesn't have an option to set stdin for the called command. E.g: grep-dctrl -F Status "install ok installed" -s Package -n \ /var/lib/dpkg/status | xargs sudo apt-get install --reinstall fails when apt-get needs any interaction. One also can't use "</dev/tty" as xargs would then read the options from there. It would be nice to have something like xargs --stdin=/dev/tty cmd that would use the given device as stdin for every invokation. MfG Goswin -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-rc4-xen Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages findutils depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---Version: 4.2.20-2 On 2006-03-25 Goswin Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: findutils > Version: 4.1.20-6 > Severity: wishlist > File: /usr/bin/xargs > Hi, > sometimes the command I want to run with xargs needs an stdin or even > a tty but xargs doesn't have an option to set stdin for the called > command. > E.g: > grep-dctrl -F Status "install ok installed" -s Package -n \ > /var/lib/dpkg/status | xargs sudo apt-get install --reinstall > fails when apt-get needs any interaction. One also can't use > "</dev/tty" as xargs would then read the options from there. > It would be nice to have something like > xargs --stdin=/dev/tty cmd > that would use the given device as stdin for every invokation. Hello, since upstream version 4.2.7 there is a way to accomplish this: --arg-file=file, -a file Read items from file instead of standard input. If you use this option, stdin remains unchanged when commands are run. Other‐ wise, stdin is redirected from /dev/null. I am marking the bug-report as fixed in the first 4.2.x upload to unstable. cu and- Thanks to Jay for pointing that this is fixed. -reas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'
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