GNU parallel might be a good alternative to xargs for your needs: http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#DIFFERENCES-BETWEEN-xargs-AND-GNU-Parallel http

GNU parallel might be a good alternative to xargs for your needs: http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#DIFFERENCES-BETWEEN-xargs-AND-GNU-Parallel http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#DIFFERENCES-BE... http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_tutorial.html http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/parallel_tutorial.html