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Run xargs on the first word on a line

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Mar 15, 202612045 views

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Is there a way to run xargs on only the first argument of a line? So if my input is the default output from a , like this: What I want to do is open all of the file names in Vim with something like . Can I tell to just grab the first word of each line? I know there are other ways of doing this, inc…

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./file1       "matching string"
./file2       "matching 2"

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As others have stated, generic can't do this alone. Sticking with common Unix tools, you'll need to use the command to strip off the extra information before you send it to xargs. Assuming your input looks like this: You can use to run the commands.…

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