Sure. But it's not the same thing (instead of invoking the command once it invokes a command multiple times) and a workaround at best. And ergonomics are not gr

Sure. But it's not the same thing (instead of invoking the command once it invokes a command multiple times) and a workaround at best. And ergonomics are not great. Especially if you first type the command without xargs, and then find out the argument list is too long and you'll have to reformulate it but now with xargs.