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+1 - although the argument length limit is likely significantly larger than 256 characters. See for example What is a canonical way to find the actual maximum argument list length?

steeldriver
– steeldriver

2020-01-05 14:36:15 +00:00
Commented Jan 5, 2020 at 14:36
Note the "functionally equal" commands that you mention are only functionally equal if the number of files in the current directory is small. Also, using xargs -n 1 wc -l on the right hand side would not work as soon as a filename contains a space, tab or newline.

Kusalananda
– Kusalananda ♦

2020-01-05 15:16:08 +00:00
Commented Jan 5, 2020 at 15:16

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