Re^4: Lots and lots of arguments! (grep)

I think it's more like this:

find /some/place -type f -print0 | xargs -0 ./foo.pl
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I've already done that a dozen times today. I'd agree that typing in very many arguments by hand would be a PITA, but quite a few of us automate our already-automated tasks.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

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Re^5: Lots and lots of arguments! (grep) by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Dec 11, 2014 at 22:47 UTC
"...more like this" Yes sure. I surrender. May be i misunderstood the OP. I thought the problem was about having a command line like: `./myCommand -a foo -b bar -c nose -d cuke --penalty tye -g lorem -h ipsum -l` and perhaps 20 more? And this is a ugly command line interface. Thanks roboticus for clarifying and best regards, Karl «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: Lots and lots of arguments! (grep) by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Dec 11, 2014 at 23:15 UTC
FWIW, that’s how I read it too but rereading it I see that my brain silently substituted flags/switches for arguments. Even as it stands, the OP is vague enough that I’m not positive which is really meant. The context still suggests flags because worrying about an argument list that small is, as noted by others, a little odd.	[reply]
Re^7: Lots and lots of arguments! (grep) by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Dec 12, 2014 at 08:47 UTC
"...my brain silently substituted flags/switches for arguments." ...not only yours (assuming i have some brain too) ;-) Best regards, Karl «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»	[reply]