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@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
.Nd "construct argument list(s) and execute utility"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm xargs
+.Op Fl 0
.Op Fl t
.Oo Op Fl x
.Fl n Ar number
@@ -79,6 +80,16 @@ Any single character, including newlines, may be escaped by a backslash.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl 0
+Changes
+.Nm xargs
+to expect NUL
+(``\\0'')
+characters as seperators, instead of spaces and newlines.
+This is expected to be used in concert with the
+.Fl print0
+function in
+.Nm find .
.It Fl n Ar number
Set the maximum number of arguments taken from standard input for each
invocation of the utility.
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