> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://abhav.gitbook.io/linux-tutorials/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://abhav.gitbook.io/linux-tutorials/xargs.md). # xargs converts from \`stdin\` to command line arguments Some commands accept command line arguments only, so we have to use `xargs` in order to achieve the desired result ```sh For example cat filenames.txt | echo ``` The wouldnt execute without `xargs` as `echo` accepts command line arguments only

### Create files given in a file called \`filenames.txt\` ```sh cat filenames.txt | xargs touch ```