apply(1): apply - apply a command to a set of arguments
APPLY(1) | FreeBSD General Commands Manual | APPLY(1) |
NAME
apply — apply a command to a set of argumentsSYNOPSIS
apply | [-a c] [-d] [-#] command argument ... |
DESCRIPTION
The apply utility runs the named command on each argument argument in turn.Character sequences of the form "
%d
" in command, where ‘d
' is a digit from 1 to 9, are replaced by the d
́th following unused argument. In this case, the largest digit number of arguments are discarded for each execution of command.The options are as follows:
- -#
-
Normally arguments are taken singly; the optional number -# specifies the number of arguments to be passed to command. If the number is zero, command is run, without arguments, once for each argument.
If any sequences of "%d
" occur in command, the -# option is ignored. - -a c
-
The use of the character ‘
%
' as a magic character may be changed with the -a option. - -d
- Display the commands that would have been executed, but do not actually execute them.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable affects the execution of apply:- SHELL
- Pathname of shell to use. If this variable is not defined, the Bourne shell is used.
FILES
- /bin/sh
- default shell
EXAMPLES
HISTORY
The apply command appeared in 4.2BSD.AUTHORS
BUGS
Shell metacharacters in command may have bizarre effects; it is best to enclose complicated commands in single quotes ('').The apply utility does not recognize multibyte characters.
December 13, 2006 | FreeBSD 9.0 |
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