xargs:tldr:555bd

xargs: Parallel runs of up to `max-procs` processes at a time; the default is 1. If `max-procs` is 0, xargs will run as many processes as possible at a time.

${arguments_source}

$ ${arguments_source} | xargs -P ${max-procs} ${command}

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This command is a Unix/Linux command that performs the following actions:

${arguments_source}: This is a placeholder that represents the source of arguments that will be passed to the command. It can be a file, standard input, or any other source of input arguments.
|: This symbol is a pipe operator. It is used to redirect the output of the previous command (in this case, the ${arguments_source}) as input to the next command.
xargs: It is a command that takes input from standard input and executes a command using the input as arguments.
-P ${max-procs}: This option after xargs specifies the maximum number of processes/threads that can be run in parallel. ${max-procs} is a placeholder for the desired number of parallel processes.
${command}: This is a placeholder that represents the command that will be executed using the arguments passed from ${arguments_source}. It can be any command or script that accepts arguments.

In summary, the command takes input arguments from ${arguments_source}, pipes them as input to xargs, which then executes ${command} in parallel using ${max-procs} number of processes.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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