A few changes for clarity.
PR: 47170 Submitted by: Gary W. Swearingen <swear@attbi.com> (original version)
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility reads space, tab, newline and end-of-file delimited arguments
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from the standard input and executes the specified
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utility reads space, tab, newline and end-of-file delimited strings
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from the standard input and executes
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.Ar utility
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with them as
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with the strings as
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arguments.
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.Pp
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The utility and any arguments specified on the command line are given
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to the
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Any arguments specified on the command line are given to
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.Ar utility
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upon each invocation, followed by some number of the arguments read
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from standard input.
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The
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.Ar utility
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from the standard input of
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.Nm .
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The utility
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is repeatedly executed until standard input is exhausted.
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.Pp
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Spaces, tabs and newlines may be embedded in arguments using single
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will be called with the available lines.
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.It Fl n Ar number
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Set the maximum number of arguments taken from standard input for each
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invocation of the utility.
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invocation of
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.Ar utility .
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An invocation of
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.Ar utility
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will use less than
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arguments will not fit in the specified (or default) command line length.
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.El
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.Pp
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If no
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If
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.Ar utility
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is specified,
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is omitted,
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.Xr echo 1
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is used.
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.Pp
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utility exits immediately (without processing any further input) if a
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command line cannot be assembled,
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.Ar utility
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cannot be invoked, an invocation of the utility is terminated by a signal
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or an invocation of the utility exits with a value of 255.
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cannot be invoked, an invocation of
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.Ar utility
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is terminated by a signal,
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or an invocation of
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.Ar utility
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exits with a value of 255.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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The
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.Nm
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