[BusyBox] Problems with xargs !!!

[Steven Scholz]

Hi there,

it seems that you can't pass arguments through xargs:

~ # find . -name rc.sh | xargs egrep "ipcal"
         eval `/bin/ipcalc --netmask ${IPADDR}`
         eval `/bin/ipcalc --broadcast ${IPADDR} ${NETMASK}`
         eval `/bin/ipcalc --network ${IPADDR} ${NETMASK}`

Works!

~ # find . -name rc.sh | xargs egrep -n "ipcal"
xargs: invalid option -- n
BusyBox v0.61.pre (2003.03.31-14:02+0000) multi-call binary

Usage: xargs [COMMAND] [-prt] [ARGS...]

Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input.

Options:
         -p      Prompt the user about whether to run each command
         -r      Do not run command for empty readed lines
         -t      Print the command line on stderr before executing it.

Does _not_ work as expected!
But should bring the same result as

~ # egrep -n ipcal /etc/rc.sh
100:        eval `/bin/ipcalc --netmask ${IPADDR}`
103:        eval `/bin/ipcalc --broadcast ${IPADDR} ${NETMASK}`
108:        eval `/bin/ipcalc --network ${IPADDR} ${NETMASK}`

Has somebody fixed this by any chance?

Thanks,

Steven