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diff --git a/doc/idutils.texi b/doc/idutils.texi index 6ff139f..ab9040e 100644 --- a/doc/idutils.texi +++ b/doc/idutils.texi @@ -313,7 +313,18 @@ One or more file or directory names may appear in @var{names}. The file tree walker will stop short at these files and directories and their contents will not be scanned. -@end table +@itemx --files0-from=@var{FILE} +@opindex --files0-from=@var{FILE} +Rather than processing files named on the command line, process those +named in file @var{FILE}; each name is terminated by a null byte. +This is useful when the list of file names is so long that it may +exceed a command line length limitation. +One way to produce a list of null-byte-terminated file names is with +@sc{gnu} @command{find}, using its @option{-print0} predicate. Do not +specify any @var{FILE} on the command line when using this option. + + + @end table @c ************* gkm ********************************************************* @node File listing options |