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  • The error explanation of the `-P0` option of xargs command given by cha

    From hongyi.zhao@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 25 07:52:47 2023
    Today, out of curiosity, I tried to ask chatgpt the meaning of the `-P0` option of xargs command, as shown below.

    In the following, the odd numbered items are asked by me, and even numbered items are the answers given by chatgpt:

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    1. pidof sslocal | xargs -I{} -P0 ps -p {} -o command=

    2. This is a command that lists the command line of the process with the process ID (PID) of sslocal. Here is a breakdown of the different parts of the command:

    pidof sslocal: This command returns the PID of the sslocal process.
    |: This is a pipe operator that redirects the output of the pidof command to the next command.
    xargs: This command takes the output of the previous command and passes it as an argument to the next command.
    -I{}: This option tells xargs to replace occurrences of {} with the input it receives.
    -P0: This option tells xargs to run the next command in parallel, with a maximum of 0 processes.
    ps -p {} -o command=: This command lists the command line of the process with the PID passed in as an argument. The -p option specifies the PID, and the -o option specifies the output format, which in this case is the command line. The trailing =
    suppresses the header line in the output. Th
  • From Kees Nuyt@21:1/5 to hongyi.zhao@gmail.com on Sun Feb 26 16:02:45 2023
    On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:52:47 -0800 (PST), "hongy...@gmail.com" <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:

    It seems that chatgpt completely reverses the meaning
    of this option.

    Yes, it is not as good a reference as "man xargs".

    I don't know if anyone else here has tried similar tests.

    I didn't try myself, but I read many reports about similar
    "mistakes". It even appears to list information sources that
    don't even exist.

    Don't trust ChatGPT or it's Bing sister.

    Just read the fine man pages ...
    --
    Kees Nuyt

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  • From Jalen Q@21:1/5 to Kees Nuyt on Sun Mar 5 16:53:41 2023
    On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 9:02:54 AM UTC-6, Kees Nuyt wrote:
    On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:52:47 -0800 (PST), "hongy...@gmail.com" <hongy...@gmail.com> wrote:

    It seems that chatgpt completely reverses the meaning
    of this option.
    Yes, it is not as good a reference as "man xargs".
    I don't know if anyone else here has tried similar tests.
    I didn't try myself, but I read many reports about similar
    "mistakes". It even appears to list information sources that
    don't even exist.

    Don't trust ChatGPT or it's Bing sister.

    Just read the fine man pages ...
    --
    Kees Nuyt
    ggryryyyryryryrrty

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  • From Jalen Q@21:1/5 to Jalen Q on Sun Apr 16 23:05:22 2023
    On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 6:53:45 PM UTC-6, Jalen Q wrote:
    On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 9:02:54 AM UTC-6, Kees Nuyt wrote:
    On Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:52:47 -0800 (PST), "hongy...@gmail.com" <hongy...@gmail.com> wrote:

    It seems that chatgpt completely reverses the meaning
    of this option.
    Yes, it is not as good a reference as "man xargs".
    I don't know if anyone else here has tried similar tests.
    I didn't try myself, but I read many reports about similar
    "mistakes". It even appears to list information sources that
    don't even exist.

    Don't trust ChatGPT or it's Bing sister.

    Just read the fine man pages ...
    --
    Kees Nuyt
    ggryryyyryryryrrty
    gfgfgfffftftftrfffgffftf

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