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diff --git a/system/xjobs/README b/system/xjobs/README index cc7ceb6124..f6fb6be14a 100644 --- a/system/xjobs/README +++ b/system/xjobs/README @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ -xjobs reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in parallel. It -limits the number of parallel executing jobs and starts new jobs when jobs -finish. Therefore, it combines the arguments from every input line with the -utility and arguments given on the command line. If no utility is given as -an argument to xjobs, then the first argument on every job line will be used -as utility. To execute utility xjobs searches the directories given in the -PATH environment variable and uses the first file found in these directories. +xjobs reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in +parallel. It limits the number of parallel executing jobs and starts +new jobs when jobs finish. Therefore, it combines the arguments from +every input line with the utility and arguments given on the command +line. If no utility is given as an argument to xjobs, then the first +argument on every job line will be used as utility. To execute utility +xjobs searches the directories given in the PATH environment variable +and uses the first file found in these directories. -xjobs is most useful on multiprocessor machines when one needs to execute -several time consuming commands that could possibly be run in parallel. With -xjobs this can be achieved easily, and it is possible to limit the load of -the machine to a useful value. It works similar to xargs, but starts several -processes simultaneously and gives only one line of arguments to each utility -call. +xjobs is most useful on multiprocessor machines when one needs to +execute several time consuming commands that could possibly be run in +parallel. With xjobs this can be achieved easily, and it is possible +to limit the load of the machine to a useful value. It works similar +to xargs, but starts several processes simultaneously and gives only +one line of arguments to each utility call. |