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>--- /pr/work/xargs..orig.1	Tue Jan 14 17:35:06 2003
>+++ /pr/work/xargs.1	Tue Jan 14 19:14:42 2003
>@@ -62,19 +62,18 @@
> .Sh DESCRIPTION
> The
> .Nm
>-utility reads space, tab, newline and end-of-file delimited arguments
>-from the standard input and executes the specified
>+command reads space, tab, newline and end-of-file delimited strings
>+from the standard input and executes
> .Ar utility
>-with them as
>+with the strings as
> arguments.
> .Pp
>-The utility and any arguments specified on the command line are given
>-to the
>+Any arguments specified on the command line are given to
> .Ar utility
> upon each invocation, followed by some number of the arguments read
>-from standard input.
>-The
>-.Ar utility
>+from the standard input of
>+.Nm .
>+The utility
> is repeatedly executed until standard input is exhausted.
> .Pp
> Spaces, tabs and newlines may be embedded in arguments using single
>@@ -175,7 +174,8 @@
> will be called with the available lines.
> .It Fl n Ar number
> Set the maximum number of arguments taken from standard input for each
>-invocation of the utility.
>+invocation of
>+.Ar utility .
> An invocation of
> .Ar utility
> will use less than
>@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@
> arguments will not fit in the specified (or default) command line length.
> .El
> .Pp
>-If no
>+If
> .Ar utility
>-is specified,
>+is omitted,
> .Xr echo 1
> is used.
> .Pp
>@@ -241,15 +241,19 @@
> .Pp
> The
> .Nm
>-utility exits immediately (without processing any further input) if a
>+command exits immediately (without processing any further input) if a
> command line cannot be assembled,
> .Ar utility
>-cannot be invoked, an invocation of the utility is terminated by a signal
>-or an invocation of the utility exits with a value of 255.
>+cannot be invoked, an invocation of
>+.Ar utility
>+is terminated by a signal,
>+or an invocation of
>+.Ar utility
>+exits with a value of 255.
> .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
> The
> .Nm
>-utility exits with a value of 0 if no error occurs.
>+command exits with a value of 0 if no error occurs.
> If
> .Ar utility
> cannot be found,
>@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@
> .Sh STANDARDS
> The
> .Nm
>-utility is expected to be
>+command is expected to be
> .St -p1003.2
> compliant.
> The

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