pargs - cross-platform xargs-a-like with argv array batching

EXAMPLES

$ find shakespeare -type f -print | pargs -pool 2 echo plays:
plays: shakespeare/comedies/allswellthatendswell shakespeare/comedies/asyoulikeit
plays: shakespeare/comedies/comedyoferrors shakespeare/comedies/cymbeline
plays: shakespeare/comedies/loveslabourslost shakespeare/comedies/measureforemeasure
plays: shakespeare/comedies/merchantofvenice shakespeare/comedies/merrywivesofwindsor
plays: shakespeare/comedies/midsummersnightsdream shakespeare/comedies/muchadoaboutnothing
plays: shakespeare/comedies/periclesprinceoftyre shakespeare/comedies/tamingoftheshrew
plays: shakespeare/comedies/tempest shakespeare/comedies/troilusandcressida
plays: shakespeare/comedies/twelfthnight shakespeare/comedies/twogentlemenofverona
plays: shakespeare/comedies/winterstale shakespeare/glossary
plays: shakespeare/histories/1kinghenryiv shakespeare/histories/1kinghenryvi
plays: shakespeare/histories/2kinghenryiv shakespeare/histories/2kinghenryvi
plays: shakespeare/histories/3kinghenryvi shakespeare/histories/kinghenryv
plays: shakespeare/histories/kinghenryviii shakespeare/histories/kingjohn
plays: shakespeare/histories/kingrichardii shakespeare/histories/kingrichardiii
plays: shakespeare/poetry/loverscomplaint shakespeare/poetry/rapeoflucrece
plays: shakespeare/poetry/sonnets shakespeare/poetry/various
plays: shakespeare/poetry/venusandadonis shakespeare/README
plays: shakespeare/tragedies/antonyandcleopatra shakespeare/tragedies/coriolanus
plays: shakespeare/tragedies/hamlet shakespeare/tragedies/juliuscaesar
plays: shakespeare/tragedies/kinglear shakespeare/tragedies/macbeth
plays: shakespeare/tragedies/othello shakespeare/tragedies/romeoandjuliet
plays: shakespeare/tragedies/timonofathens shakespeare/tragedies/titusandronicus

$ find shakespeare -type f -print | pargs -pool 10 echo plays:
plays: shakespeare/comedies/allswellthatendswell shakespeare/comedies/asyoulikeit shakespeare/comedies/comedyoferrors shakespeare/comedies/cymbeline shakespeare/comedies/loveslabourslost shakespeare/comedies/measureforemeasure shakespeare/comedies/merchantofvenice shakespeare/comedies/merrywivesofwindsor shakespeare/comedies/midsummersnightsdream shakespeare/comedies/muchadoaboutnothing
plays: shakespeare/comedies/periclesprinceoftyre shakespeare/comedies/tamingoftheshrew shakespeare/comedies/tempest shakespeare/comedies/troilusandcressida shakespeare/comedies/twelfthnight shakespeare/comedies/twogentlemenofverona shakespeare/comedies/winterstale shakespeare/glossary shakespeare/histories/1kinghenryiv shakespeare/histories/1kinghenryvi
plays: shakespeare/histories/2kinghenryiv shakespeare/histories/2kinghenryvi shakespeare/histories/3kinghenryvi shakespeare/histories/kinghenryv shakespeare/histories/kinghenryviii shakespeare/histories/kingjohn shakespeare/histories/kingrichardii shakespeare/histories/kingrichardiii shakespeare/poetry/loverscomplaint shakespeare/poetry/rapeoflucrece
plays: shakespeare/poetry/sonnets shakespeare/poetry/various shakespeare/poetry/venusandadonis shakespeare/README shakespeare/tragedies/antonyandcleopatra shakespeare/tragedies/coriolanus shakespeare/tragedies/hamlet shakespeare/tragedies/juliuscaesar shakespeare/tragedies/kinglear shakespeare/tragedies/macbeth
plays: shakespeare/tragedies/othello shakespeare/tragedies/romeoandjuliet shakespeare/tragedies/timonofathens shakespeare/tragedies/titusandronicus

$ find shakespeare -type f -print | pargs -pool 100 echo plays:
plays: shakespeare/comedies/allswellthatendswell shakespeare/comedies/asyoulikeit shakespeare/comedies/comedyoferrors shakespeare/comedies/cymbeline shakespeare/comedies/loveslabourslost shakespeare/comedies/measureforemeasure shakespeare/comedies/merchantofvenice shakespeare/comedies/merrywivesofwindsor shakespeare/comedies/midsummersnightsdream shakespeare/comedies/muchadoaboutnothing shakespeare/comedies/periclesprinceoftyre shakespeare/comedies/tamingoftheshrew shakespeare/comedies/tempest shakespeare/comedies/troilusandcressida shakespeare/comedies/twelfthnight shakespeare/comedies/twogentlemenofverona shakespeare/comedies/winterstale shakespeare/glossary shakespeare/histories/1kinghenryiv shakespeare/histories/1kinghenryvi shakespeare/histories/2kinghenryiv shakespeare/histories/2kinghenryvi shakespeare/histories/3kinghenryvi shakespeare/histories/kinghenryv shakespeare/histories/kinghenryviii shakespeare/histories/kingjohn shakespeare/histories/kingrichardii shakespeare/histories/kingrichardiii shakespeare/poetry/loverscomplaint shakespeare/poetry/rapeoflucrece shakespeare/poetry/sonnets shakespeare/poetry/various shakespeare/poetry/venusandadonis shakespeare/README shakespeare/tragedies/antonyandcleopatra shakespeare/tragedies/coriolanus shakespeare/tragedies/hamlet shakespeare/tragedies/juliuscaesar shakespeare/tragedies/kinglear shakespeare/tragedies/macbeth shakespeare/tragedies/othello shakespeare/tragedies/romeoandjuliet shakespeare/tragedies/timonofathens shakespeare/tragedies/titusandronicus

$ pargs -help
  -help
        Show usage information
  -pool int
        How many arguments to supply at once. Minimum 1. (default 1000)
  -version
        Show version information

DOWNLOAD

https://github.com/mcandre/pargs/releases

DOCUMENTATION

https://godoc.org/github.com/mcandre/pargs

RUNTIME REQUIREMENTS

(None)

BUILDTIME REQUIREMENTS

Go 1.11+

Docker
Mage (e.g., go get github.com/magefile/mage)
goimports (e.g. go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports)
golint (e.g. go get github.com/golang/lint/golint)
errcheck (e.g. go get github.com/kisielk/errcheck)
nakedret (e.g. go get github.com/alexkohler/nakedret)
shadow (e.g. go get -u golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/shadow/cmd/shadow)
goxcart (e.g., github.com/mcandre/goxcart/...)
zipc (e.g. go get github.com/mcandre/zipc/...)

INSTALL FROM REMOTE GIT REPOSITORY

$ go get github.com/mcandre/pargs/...

(Yes, include the ellipsis as well, it's the magic Go syntax for downloading, building, and installing all components of a package, including any libraries and command line tools.)

INSTALL FROM LOCAL GIT REPOSITORY

$ mkdir -p "$GOPATH/src/github.com/mcandre"
$ git clone https://github.com:mcandre/pargs.git "$GOPATH/src/github.com/mcandre/pargs"
$ cd "$GOPATH/src/github.com/mcandre/pargs"
$ git submodule update --init --recursive
$ go install ./...

TEST

$ mage test

PORT

$ mage port

LINT

Keep the code tidy:

$ mage lint

CREDITS

Shakespeare examples from shakesfiles

mcandre/pargs