[bug #14587] -L does not default to -L1 and results in error

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                 Summary: -L does not default to -L1 and results in error
                 Project: findutils
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Mon 09/19/05 at 18:25
                Category: xargs
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Jason Pyeron
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 4.2.11
           Fixed Release: None

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Details:



from man xargs:

 --max-lines[=max-lines], -L[max-lines]
     Use  at  most max-lines nonblank input lines per command line; max-lines
defaults to 1 if omitted.
     Trailing blanks cause an input line to be logically continued on the
next input line.  Implies -x.




address@hidden rpms.pdinc.us]$ find | perl -ne 'm/(.+)\/.+\.rpm$/ and
print $1, "\n";' | sort -u | xargs -L echo
xargs: invalid number for -l option
Usage: xargs [-0prtx] [-e[eof-str]] [-i[replace-str]] [-l[max-lines]]
       [-n max-args] [-s max-chars] [-P max-procs] [--null]
[--eof[=eof-str]]
       [--replace[=replace-str]] [--max-lines[=max-lines]] [--interactive]
       [--max-chars=max-chars] [--verbose] [--exit] [--max-procs=max-procs]
       [--max-args=max-args] [--no-run-if-empty] [--arg-file=file]
       [--version] [--help] [command [initial-arguments]]

Report bugs to <address@hidden>.
address@hidden rpms.pdinc.us]$ find | perl -ne 'm/(.+)\/.+\.rpm$/ and
print $1, "\n";' | sort -u | xargs -l echo
./SRPMS
./foo bar
./i386
address@hidden rpms.pdinc.us]$ find | perl -ne 'm/(.+)\/.+\.rpm$/ and
print $1, "\n";' | sort -u | xargs -L1 echo
./SRPMS
./foo bar
./i386
address@hidden rpms.pdinc.us]$





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