xargs allows you to transform inputs from one command and run them with another command.

By default xargs takes input, separates it by blanks, and executes a command for each argument. Example:

echo 'one two three' | xargs mkdir  # This will make three directories

Useful arguments:

• -d: Change the delimiter to something other than space, i.e. xargs -d "\n"
• -p: Display each command and prompt the user to execute it