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xargs: Add YAML front-matter
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xargs: Add --max-procs example
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# To Find all file name ending with .pdf and remove them
find -name *.pdf | xargs rm -rf
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syntax: bash
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# if file name contains spaces you should use this instead
find -name *.pdf | xargs -I{} rm -rf '{}'
# Find all files whose names end with .pdf and remove them:
find -type f -name '*.pdf' | xargs rm -f

# If file names contain special characters, you should use this instead.
# Special characters include spaces, quotes, parenthesis, unicode, etc:
find -type f -name '*.pdf' -print0 | xargs --null rm -f

# Run 4 `rm` commands in parallel
find -name '*.pdf' | xargs --max-procs=4 rm -f

# Will show every .pdf like:
# &toto.pdf=
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