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# Introduction #
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It is suggested that the command 'xargs' - that is often found on unix-like systems by default - does exactly the same as PPSS does when used with the -p option.
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In it's most basic form, this is true to some extend. Xargs processes items and keeps an x number of jobs running in parallel. I think that there may be cases that xargs is sufficient for your task at hand. A simple example that demonstrates how xargs can be used:
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`$ touch 10 15 20 25 30 35 40`
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`$ ls -1 | xargs -n1 -P 4 sleep`
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The additional value of PPSS is that it:
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* provides logging (for free)
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* provides a progress indicator
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* is simpler to use (my own opinion)
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* does not process items that already have been processed if interrupted.
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However, use the tool that best fits the job at hand. |