Fed up with `xargs`, a developer wrote a bash enumerator instead
wallach-game · hn · 2026-07-21
A bash enumerator built to replace xargs
The author says they wrote a bash enumerator because they were tired of using xargs. The post links to a write-up about the tool.
No further technical details are included in the post itself, but the core idea is a custom shell enumerator for a specific workflow pain point.
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