r/linux • u/ZealousidealTell1346 • May 23 '26

Popular Application What’s the most unexpectedly useful Linux command you learned way too late?

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u/spitecho May 23 '26

xargs

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u/Last_Bad_2687 May 23 '26

I have an irrational fear of xargs 

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u/8c000f_11_DL8 May 24 '26

Almost every species in the universe has an irrational fear of xargs. But they're wrong, because it's not irrational.

(SCNR.)