Bump to version 1.22.1
[platform/upstream/busybox.git] / findutils / xargs.c
index e7cc7c3..0d1bb43 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
  * Mini xargs implementation for busybox
- * Options are supported: "-prtx -n max_arg -s max_chars -e[ouf_str]"
  *
  * (C) 2002,2003 by Vladimir Oleynik <dzo@simtreas.ru>
  *
  * - Mike Rendell <michael@cs.mun.ca>
  * and David MacKenzie <djm@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
  *
- * Licensed under the GPL v2 or later, see the file LICENSE in this tarball.
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this source tree.
  *
  * xargs is described in the Single Unix Specification v3 at
  * http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/xargs.html
- *
  */
 
-#include "busybox.h"
-
-/* COMPAT:  SYSV version defaults size (and has a max value of) to 470.
-   We try to make it as large as possible. */
-#if !defined(ARG_MAX) && defined(_SC_ARG_MAX)
-#define ARG_MAX sysconf (_SC_ARG_MAX)
-#endif
-#ifndef ARG_MAX
-#define ARG_MAX 470
-#endif
+//config:config XARGS
+//config:      bool "xargs"
+//config:      default y
+//config:      help
+//config:        xargs is used to execute a specified command for
+//config:        every item from standard input.
+//config:
+//config:config FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION
+//config:      bool "Enable -p: prompt and confirmation"
+//config:      default y
+//config:      depends on XARGS
+//config:      help
+//config:        Support -p: prompt the user whether to run each command
+//config:        line and read a line from the terminal.
+//config:
+//config:config FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES
+//config:      bool "Enable single and double quotes and backslash"
+//config:      default y
+//config:      depends on XARGS
+//config:      help
+//config:        Support quoting in the input.
+//config:
+//config:config FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT
+//config:      bool "Enable -x: exit if -s or -n is exceeded"
+//config:      default y
+//config:      depends on XARGS
+//config:      help
+//config:        Support -x: exit if the command size (see the -s or -n option)
+//config:        is exceeded.
+//config:
+//config:config FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
+//config:      bool "Enable -0: NUL-terminated input"
+//config:      default y
+//config:      depends on XARGS
+//config:      help
+//config:        Support -0: input items are terminated by a NUL character
+//config:        instead of whitespace, and the quotes and backslash
+//config:        are not special.
+
+//applet:IF_XARGS(APPLET_NOEXEC(xargs, xargs, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP, xargs))
+
+//kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_XARGS) += xargs.o
+
+#include "libbb.h"
+
+/* This is a NOEXEC applet. Be very careful! */
+
+
+//#define dbg_msg(...) bb_error_msg(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define dbg_msg(...) ((void)0)
 
 
 #ifdef TEST
-# ifndef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION
-#  define CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION
+# ifndef ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION
+#  define ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION 1
 # endif
-# ifndef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES
-#  define CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES
+# ifndef ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES
+#  define ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES 1
 # endif
-# ifndef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT
-#  define CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT
+# ifndef ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT
+#  define ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT 1
 # endif
-# ifndef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
-#  define CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
+# ifndef ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
+#  define ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM 1
 # endif
 #endif
 
+
+struct globals {
+       char **args;
+       const char *eof_str;
+       int idx;
+} FIX_ALIASING;
+#define G (*(struct globals*)&bb_common_bufsiz1)
+#define INIT_G() do { \
+       G.eof_str = NULL; /* need to clear by hand because we are NOEXEC applet */ \
+} while (0)
+
+
 /*
  This function has special algorithm.
  Don't use fork and include to main!
-*/
-static int xargs_exec(char *const *args)
* This function has special algorithm.
* Don't use fork and include to main!
+ */
+static int xargs_exec(void)
 {
-       pid_t p;
-       volatile int exec_errno = 0;    /* shared vfork stack */
        int status;
 
-       p = vfork();
-       if (p < 0)
-               bb_perror_msg_and_die("vfork");
-
-       if (p == 0) {
-               /* vfork -- child */
-               execvp(args[0], args);
-               exec_errno = errno;     /* set error to shared stack */
-               _exit(1);
-       }
-
-       /* vfork -- parent */
-       while (wait(&status) == (pid_t) -1)
-               if (errno != EINTR)
-                       break;
-       if (exec_errno) {
-               errno = exec_errno;
-               bb_perror_msg("%s", args[0]);
-               return exec_errno == ENOENT ? 127 : 126;
+       status = spawn_and_wait(G.args);
+       if (status < 0) {
+               bb_simple_perror_msg(G.args[0]);
+               return errno == ENOENT ? 127 : 126;
        }
-       if (WEXITSTATUS(status) == 255) {
-               bb_error_msg("%s: exited with status 255; aborting", args[0]);
+       if (status == 255) {
+               bb_error_msg("%s: exited with status 255; aborting", G.args[0]);
                return 124;
        }
-       if (WIFSTOPPED(status)) {
-               bb_error_msg("%s: stopped by signal %d",
-                       args[0], WSTOPSIG(status));
-               return 125;
-       }
-       if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
+       if (status >= 0x180) {
                bb_error_msg("%s: terminated by signal %d",
-                       args[0], WTERMSIG(status));
+                       G.args[0], status - 0x180);
                return 125;
        }
-       if (WEXITSTATUS(status))
+       if (status)
                return 123;
        return 0;
 }
 
+/* In POSIX/C locale isspace is only these chars: "\t\n\v\f\r" and space.
+ * "\t\n\v\f\r" happen to have ASCII codes 9,10,11,12,13.
+ */
+#define ISSPACE(a) ({ unsigned char xargs__isspace = (a) - 9; xargs__isspace == (' ' - 9) || xargs__isspace <= (13 - 9); })
 
-typedef struct xlist_s {
-       char *data;
-       size_t lenght;
-       struct xlist_s *link;
-} xlist_t;
-
-static int eof_stdin_detected;
+static void store_param(char *s)
+{
+       /* Grow by 256 elements at once */
+       if (!(G.idx & 0xff)) { /* G.idx == N*256 */
+               /* Enlarge, make G.args[(N+1)*256 - 1] last valid idx */
+               G.args = xrealloc(G.args, sizeof(G.args[0]) * (G.idx + 0x100));
+       }
+       G.args[G.idx++] = s;
+}
 
-#define ISBLANK(c) ((c) == ' ' || (c) == '\t')
-#define ISSPACE(c) (ISBLANK(c) || (c) == '\n' || (c) == '\r' \
-                   || (c) == '\f' || (c) == '\v')
+/* process[0]_stdin:
+ * Read characters into buf[n_max_chars+1], and when parameter delimiter
+ * is seen, store the address of a new parameter to args[].
+ * If reading discovers that last chars do not form the complete
+ * parameter, the pointer to the first such "tail character" is returned.
+ * (buf has extra byte at the end to accomodate terminating NUL
+ * of "tail characters" string).
+ * Otherwise, the returned pointer points to NUL byte.
+ * On entry, buf[] may contain some "seed chars" which are to become
+ * the beginning of the first parameter.
+ */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES
-static xlist_t *process_stdin(xlist_t * list_arg,
-       const char *eof_str, size_t mc, char *buf)
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES
+static char* FAST_FUNC process_stdin(int n_max_chars, int n_max_arg, char *buf)
 {
 #define NORM      0
 #define QUOTE     1
 #define BACKSLASH 2
 #define SPACE     4
-
-       char *s = NULL;         /* start word */
-       char *p = NULL;         /* pointer to end word */
-       char q = 0;             /* quote char */
+       char q = '\0';             /* quote char */
        char state = NORM;
-       char eof_str_detected = 0;
-       size_t line_l = 0;      /* size loaded args line */
-       int c;                  /* current char */
-       xlist_t *cur;
-       xlist_t *prev;
-
-       for (prev = cur = list_arg; cur; cur = cur->link) {
-               line_l += cur->lenght;  /* previous allocated */
-               if (prev != cur)
-                       prev = prev->link;
-       }
+       char *s = buf;             /* start of the word */
+       char *p = s + strlen(buf); /* end of the word */
 
-       while (!eof_stdin_detected) {
-               c = getchar();
+       buf += n_max_chars;        /* past buffer's end */
+
+       /* "goto ret" is used instead of "break" to make control flow
+        * more obvious: */
+
+       while (1) {
+               int c = getchar();
                if (c == EOF) {
-                       eof_stdin_detected++;
-                       if (s)
-                               goto unexpected_eof;
-                       break;
+                       if (p != s)
+                               goto close_word;
+                       goto ret;
                }
-               if (eof_str_detected)
-                       continue;
                if (state == BACKSLASH) {
                        state = NORM;
                        goto set;
-               } else if (state == QUOTE) {
-                       if (c == q) {
-                               q = 0;
-                               state = NORM;
-                       } else {
+               }
+               if (state == QUOTE) {
+                       if (c != q)
                                goto set;
-                       }
-               } else { /* if(state == NORM) */
-
+                       q = '\0';
+                       state = NORM;
+               } else { /* if (state == NORM) */
                        if (ISSPACE(c)) {
-                               if (s) {
-unexpected_eof:
+                               if (p != s) {
+ close_word:
                                        state = SPACE;
-                                       c = 0;
+                                       c = '\0';
                                        goto set;
                                }
                        } else {
-                               if (s == NULL)
-                                       s = p = buf;
                                if (c == '\\') {
                                        state = BACKSLASH;
                                } else if (c == '\'' || c == '"') {
                                        q = c;
                                        state = QUOTE;
                                } else {
-set:
-                                       if ((size_t)(p - buf) >= mc)
-                                               bb_error_msg_and_die("argument line too long");
+ set:
                                        *p++ = c;
                                }
                        }
@@ -181,186 +206,166 @@ set:
                                bb_error_msg_and_die("unmatched %s quote",
                                        q == '\'' ? "single" : "double");
                        }
-                       /* word loaded */
-                       if (eof_str) {
-                               eof_str_detected = strcmp(s, eof_str) == 0;
-                       }
-                       if (!eof_str_detected) {
-                               size_t lenght = (p - buf);
-
-                               cur = xmalloc(sizeof(xlist_t) + lenght);
-                               cur->data = memcpy(cur + 1, s, lenght);
-                               cur->lenght = lenght;
-                               cur->link = NULL;
-                               if (prev == NULL) {
-                                       list_arg = cur;
-                               } else {
-                                       prev->link = cur;
-                               }
-                               prev = cur;
-                               line_l += lenght;
-                               if (line_l > mc) {
-                                       /* stop memory usage :-) */
-                                       break;
+                       /* A full word is loaded */
+                       if (G.eof_str) {
+                               if (strcmp(s, G.eof_str) == 0) {
+                                       while (getchar() != EOF)
+                                               continue;
+                                       p = s;
+                                       goto ret;
                                }
                        }
-                       s = NULL;
+                       store_param(s);
+                       dbg_msg("args[]:'%s'", s);
+                       s = p;
+                       n_max_arg--;
+                       if (n_max_arg == 0) {
+                               goto ret;
+                       }
                        state = NORM;
                }
+               if (p == buf) {
+                       goto ret;
+               }
        }
-       return list_arg;
+ ret:
+       *p = '\0';
+       /* store_param(NULL) - caller will do it */
+       dbg_msg("return:'%s'", s);
+       return s;
 }
 #else
 /* The variant does not support single quotes, double quotes or backslash */
-static xlist_t *process_stdin(xlist_t * list_arg,
-       const char *eof_str, size_t mc, char *buf)
+static char* FAST_FUNC process_stdin(int n_max_chars, int n_max_arg, char *buf)
 {
+       char *s = buf;             /* start of the word */
+       char *p = s + strlen(buf); /* end of the word */
 
-       int c;                  /* current char */
-       int eof_str_detected = 0;
-       char *s = NULL;         /* start word */
-       char *p = NULL;         /* pointer to end word */
-       size_t line_l = 0;      /* size loaded args line */
-       xlist_t *cur;
-       xlist_t *prev;
-
-       for (prev = cur = list_arg; cur; cur = cur->link) {
-               line_l += cur->lenght;  /* previous allocated */
-               if (prev != cur)
-                       prev = prev->link;
-       }
+       buf += n_max_chars;        /* past buffer's end */
 
-       while (!eof_stdin_detected) {
-               c = getchar();
+       while (1) {
+               int c = getchar();
                if (c == EOF) {
-                       eof_stdin_detected++;
+                       if (p == s)
+                               goto ret;
                }
-               if (eof_str_detected)
-                       continue;
                if (c == EOF || ISSPACE(c)) {
-                       if (s == NULL)
+                       if (p == s)
                                continue;
                        c = EOF;
                }
-               if (s == NULL)
-                       s = p = buf;
-               if ((p - buf) >= mc)
-                       bb_error_msg_and_die("argument line too long");
-               *p++ = c == EOF ? 0 : c;
+               *p++ = (c == EOF ? '\0' : c);
                if (c == EOF) { /* word's delimiter or EOF detected */
-                       /* word loaded */
-                       if (eof_str) {
-                               eof_str_detected = strcmp(s, eof_str) == 0;
-                       }
-                       if (!eof_str_detected) {
-                               size_t lenght = (p - buf);
-
-                               cur = xmalloc(sizeof(xlist_t) + lenght);
-                               cur->data = memcpy(cur + 1, s, lenght);
-                               cur->lenght = lenght;
-                               cur->link = NULL;
-                               if (prev == NULL) {
-                                       list_arg = cur;
-                               } else {
-                                       prev->link = cur;
+                       /* A full word is loaded */
+                       if (G.eof_str) {
+                               if (strcmp(s, G.eof_str) == 0) {
+                                       while (getchar() != EOF)
+                                               continue;
+                                       p = s;
+                                       goto ret;
                                }
-                               prev = cur;
-                               line_l += lenght;
-                               if (line_l > mc) {
-                                       /* stop memory usage :-) */
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               s = NULL;
                        }
+                       store_param(s);
+                       dbg_msg("args[]:'%s'", s);
+                       s = p;
+                       n_max_arg--;
+                       if (n_max_arg == 0) {
+                               goto ret;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (p == buf) {
+                       goto ret;
                }
        }
-       return list_arg;
+ ret:
+       *p = '\0';
+       /* store_param(NULL) - caller will do it */
+       dbg_msg("return:'%s'", s);
+       return s;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES */
+#endif /* FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_QUOTES */
+
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
+static char* FAST_FUNC process0_stdin(int n_max_chars, int n_max_arg, char *buf)
+{
+       char *s = buf;             /* start of the word */
+       char *p = s + strlen(buf); /* end of the word */
 
+       buf += n_max_chars;        /* past buffer's end */
+
+       while (1) {
+               int c = getchar();
+               if (c == EOF) {
+                       if (p == s)
+                               goto ret;
+                       c = '\0';
+               }
+               *p++ = c;
+               if (c == '\0') {   /* word's delimiter or EOF detected */
+                       /* A full word is loaded */
+                       store_param(s);
+                       dbg_msg("args[]:'%s'", s);
+                       s = p;
+                       n_max_arg--;
+                       if (n_max_arg == 0) {
+                               goto ret;
+                       }
+               }
+               if (p == buf) {
+                       goto ret;
+               }
+       }
+ ret:
+       *p = '\0';
+       /* store_param(NULL) - caller will do it */
+       dbg_msg("return:'%s'", s);
+       return s;
+}
+#endif /* FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION
 /* Prompt the user for a response, and
    if the user responds affirmatively, return true;
-   otherwise, return false. Used "/dev/tty", not stdin. */
+   otherwise, return false. Uses "/dev/tty", not stdin. */
 static int xargs_ask_confirmation(void)
 {
-       static FILE *tty_stream;
+       FILE *tty_stream;
        int c, savec;
 
-       if (!tty_stream) {
-               tty_stream = xfopen(CURRENT_TTY, "r");
-               /* pranoidal security by vodz */
-               fcntl(fileno(tty_stream), F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
-       }
+       tty_stream = xfopen_for_read(CURRENT_TTY);
        fputs(" ?...", stderr);
-       fflush(stderr);
+       fflush_all();
        c = savec = getc(tty_stream);
        while (c != EOF && c != '\n')
                c = getc(tty_stream);
-       if (savec == 'y' || savec == 'Y')
-               return 1;
-       return 0;
+       fclose(tty_stream);
+       return (savec == 'y' || savec == 'Y');
 }
 #else
 # define xargs_ask_confirmation() 1
-#endif /* CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
-static xlist_t *process0_stdin(xlist_t * list_arg, const char *eof_str ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                                          size_t mc, char *buf)
-{
-       int c;                  /* current char */
-       char *s = NULL;         /* start word */
-       char *p = NULL;         /* pointer to end word */
-       size_t line_l = 0;      /* size loaded args line */
-       xlist_t *cur;
-       xlist_t *prev;
-
-       for (prev = cur = list_arg; cur; cur = cur->link) {
-               line_l += cur->lenght;  /* previous allocated */
-               if (prev != cur)
-                       prev = prev->link;
-       }
+#endif
 
-       while (!eof_stdin_detected) {
-               c = getchar();
-               if (c == EOF) {
-                       eof_stdin_detected++;
-                       if (s == NULL)
-                               break;
-                       c = 0;
-               }
-               if (s == NULL)
-                       s = p = buf;
-               if ((size_t)(p - buf) >= mc)
-                       bb_error_msg_and_die("argument line too long");
-               *p++ = c;
-               if (c == 0) {   /* word's delimiter or EOF detected */
-                       /* word loaded */
-                       size_t lenght = (p - buf);
-
-                       cur = xmalloc(sizeof(xlist_t) + lenght);
-                       cur->data = memcpy(cur + 1, s, lenght);
-                       cur->lenght = lenght;
-                       cur->link = NULL;
-                       if (prev == NULL) {
-                               list_arg = cur;
-                       } else {
-                               prev->link = cur;
-                       }
-                       prev = cur;
-                       line_l += lenght;
-                       if (line_l > mc) {
-                               /* stop memory usage :-) */
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       s = NULL;
-               }
-       }
-       return list_arg;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM */
+//usage:#define xargs_trivial_usage
+//usage:       "[OPTIONS] [PROG ARGS]"
+//usage:#define xargs_full_usage "\n\n"
+//usage:       "Run PROG on every item given by stdin\n"
+//usage:       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION(
+//usage:     "\n       -p      Ask user whether to run each command"
+//usage:       )
+//usage:     "\n       -r      Don't run command if input is empty"
+//usage:       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(
+//usage:     "\n       -0      Input is separated by NUL characters"
+//usage:       )
+//usage:     "\n       -t      Print the command on stderr before execution"
+//usage:     "\n       -e[STR] STR stops input processing"
+//usage:     "\n       -n N    Pass no more than N args to PROG"
+//usage:     "\n       -s N    Pass command line of no more than N bytes"
+//usage:       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(
+//usage:     "\n       -x      Exit if size is exceeded"
+//usage:       )
+//usage:#define xargs_example_usage
+//usage:       "$ ls | xargs gzip\n"
+//usage:       "$ find . -name '*.c' -print | xargs rm\n"
 
 /* Correct regardless of combination of CONFIG_xxx */
 enum {
@@ -369,154 +374,175 @@ enum {
        OPTBIT_UPTO_NUMBER,
        OPTBIT_UPTO_SIZE,
        OPTBIT_EOF_STRING,
-       USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION(OPTBIT_INTERACTIVE,)
-       USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(     OPTBIT_TERMINATE  ,)
-       USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(   OPTBIT_ZEROTERM   ,)
-
-       OPT_VERBOSE     = 1<<OPTBIT_VERBOSE    ,
-       OPT_NO_EMPTY    = 1<<OPTBIT_NO_EMPTY   ,
-       OPT_UPTO_NUMBER = 1<<OPTBIT_UPTO_NUMBER,
-       OPT_UPTO_SIZE   = 1<<OPTBIT_UPTO_SIZE  ,
-       OPT_EOF_STRING  = 1<<OPTBIT_EOF_STRING ,
-       OPT_INTERACTIVE = USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION((1<<OPTBIT_INTERACTIVE)) + 0,
-       OPT_TERMINATE   = USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(     (1<<OPTBIT_TERMINATE  )) + 0,
-       OPT_ZEROTERM    = USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(   (1<<OPTBIT_ZEROTERM   )) + 0,
+       OPTBIT_EOF_STRING1,
+       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION(OPTBIT_INTERACTIVE,)
+       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(     OPTBIT_TERMINATE  ,)
+       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(   OPTBIT_ZEROTERM   ,)
+
+       OPT_VERBOSE     = 1 << OPTBIT_VERBOSE    ,
+       OPT_NO_EMPTY    = 1 << OPTBIT_NO_EMPTY   ,
+       OPT_UPTO_NUMBER = 1 << OPTBIT_UPTO_NUMBER,
+       OPT_UPTO_SIZE   = 1 << OPTBIT_UPTO_SIZE  ,
+       OPT_EOF_STRING  = 1 << OPTBIT_EOF_STRING , /* GNU: -e[<param>] */
+       OPT_EOF_STRING1 = 1 << OPTBIT_EOF_STRING1, /* SUS: -E<param> */
+       OPT_INTERACTIVE = IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION((1 << OPTBIT_INTERACTIVE)) + 0,
+       OPT_TERMINATE   = IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(     (1 << OPTBIT_TERMINATE  )) + 0,
+       OPT_ZEROTERM    = IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(   (1 << OPTBIT_ZEROTERM   )) + 0,
 };
-#define OPTION_STR "+trn:s:e::" \
-       USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION("p") \
-       USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(     "x") \
-       USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(   "0")
+#define OPTION_STR "+trn:s:e::E:" \
+       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION("p") \
+       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT(     "x") \
+       IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(   "0")
 
+int xargs_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int xargs_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-       char **args;
-       int i, n;
-       xlist_t *list = NULL;
-       xlist_t *cur;
+       int i;
        int child_error = 0;
-       char *max_args, *max_chars;
-       int n_max_arg;
-       size_t n_chars = 0;
-       long orig_arg_max;
-       const char *eof_str = "_";
+       char *max_args;
+       char *max_chars;
+       char *buf;
        unsigned opt;
-       size_t n_max_chars;
+       int n_max_chars;
+       int n_max_arg;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM
-       xlist_t* (*read_args)(xlist_t*, const char*, size_t, char*) = process_stdin;
+       char* FAST_FUNC (*read_args)(int, int, char*) = process_stdin;
 #else
 #define read_args process_stdin
 #endif
 
-       opt = getopt32(argc, argv, OPTION_STR, &max_args, &max_chars, &eof_str);
+       INIT_G();
+
+#if ENABLE_DESKTOP && ENABLE_LONG_OPTS
+       /* For example, Fedora's build system uses --no-run-if-empty */
+       applet_long_options =
+               "no-run-if-empty\0" No_argument "r"
+               ;
+#endif
+       opt = getopt32(argv, OPTION_STR, &max_args, &max_chars, &G.eof_str, &G.eof_str);
+
+       /* -E ""? You may wonder why not just omit -E?
+        * This is used for portability:
+        * old xargs was using "_" as default for -E / -e */
+       if ((opt & OPT_EOF_STRING1) && G.eof_str[0] == '\0')
+               G.eof_str = NULL;
 
        if (opt & OPT_ZEROTERM)
-               USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(read_args = process0_stdin);
+               IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_ZERO_TERM(read_args = process0_stdin);
 
-       argc -= optind;
        argv += optind;
-       if (!argc) {
+       argc -= optind;
+       if (!argv[0]) {
                /* default behavior is to echo all the filenames */
-               *argv = "echo";
+               *--argv = (char*)"echo";
                argc++;
        }
 
-       orig_arg_max = ARG_MAX;
-       if (orig_arg_max == -1)
-               orig_arg_max = LONG_MAX;
-       orig_arg_max -= 2048;   /* POSIX.2 requires subtracting 2048 */
-
+       /* -s NUM default. fileutils-4.4.2 uses 128k, but I heasitate
+        * to use such a big value - first need to change code to use
+        * growable buffer instead of fixed one.
+        */
+       n_max_chars = 32 * 1024;
+       /* Make smaller if system does not allow our default value.
+        * The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6:
+        * "The xargs utility shall limit the command line length such that
+        * when the command line is invoked, the combined argument
+        * and environment lists (see the exec family of functions
+        * in the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001)
+        * shall not exceed {ARG_MAX}-2048 bytes".
+        */
+       {
+               long arg_max = 0;
+#if defined _SC_ARG_MAX
+               arg_max = sysconf(_SC_ARG_MAX) - 2048;
+#elif defined ARG_MAX
+               arg_max = ARG_MAX - 2048;
+#endif
+               if (arg_max > 0 && n_max_chars > arg_max)
+                       n_max_chars = arg_max;
+       }
        if (opt & OPT_UPTO_SIZE) {
-               n_max_chars = xatoul_range(max_chars, 1, orig_arg_max);
-               for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-                       n_chars += strlen(*argv) + 1;
-               }
-               if (n_max_chars < n_chars) {
-                       bb_error_msg_and_die("can not fit single argument within argument list size limit");
+               n_max_chars = xatou_range(max_chars, 1, INT_MAX);
+       }
+       /* Account for prepended fixed arguments */
+       {
+               size_t n_chars = 0;
+               for (i = 0; argv[i]; i++) {
+                       n_chars += strlen(argv[i]) + 1;
                }
                n_max_chars -= n_chars;
-       } else {
-               /* Sanity check for systems with huge ARG_MAX defines (e.g., Suns which
-                  have it at 1 meg).  Things will work fine with a large ARG_MAX but it
-                  will probably hurt the system more than it needs to; an array of this
-                  size is allocated.  */
-               if (orig_arg_max > 20 * 1024)
-                       orig_arg_max = 20 * 1024;
-               n_max_chars = orig_arg_max;
        }
-       max_chars = xmalloc(n_max_chars);
+       /* Sanity check */
+       if (n_max_chars <= 0) {
+               bb_error_msg_and_die("can't fit single argument within argument list size limit");
+       }
 
+       buf = xzalloc(n_max_chars + 1);
+
+       n_max_arg = n_max_chars;
        if (opt & OPT_UPTO_NUMBER) {
-               n_max_arg = xatoul_range(max_args, 1, INT_MAX);
-       } else {
-               n_max_arg = n_max_chars;
+               n_max_arg = xatou_range(max_args, 1, INT_MAX);
+               /* Not necessary, we use growable args[]: */
+               /* if (n_max_arg > n_max_chars) n_max_arg = n_max_chars */
        }
 
-       while ((list = read_args(list, eof_str, n_max_chars, max_chars)) != NULL ||
-               !(opt & OPT_NO_EMPTY))
-       {
-               opt |= OPT_NO_EMPTY;
-               n = 0;
-               n_chars = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT
-               for (cur = list; cur;) {
-                       n_chars += cur->lenght;
-                       n++;
-                       cur = cur->link;
-                       if (n_chars > n_max_chars || (n == n_max_arg && cur)) {
-                               if (opt & OPT_TERMINATE)
-                                       bb_error_msg_and_die("argument list too long");
+       /* Allocate pointers for execvp */
+       /* We can statically allocate (argc + n_max_arg + 1) elements
+        * and do not bother with resizing args[], but on 64-bit machines
+        * this results in args[] vector which is ~8 times bigger
+        * than n_max_chars! That is, with n_max_chars == 20k,
+        * args[] will take 160k (!), which will most likely be
+        * almost entirely unused.
+        */
+       /* See store_param() for matching 256-step growth logic */
+       G.args = xmalloc(sizeof(G.args[0]) * ((argc + 0xff) & ~0xff));
+
+       /* Store the command to be executed, part 1 */
+       for (i = 0; argv[i]; i++)
+               G.args[i] = argv[i];
+
+       while (1) {
+               char *rem;
+
+               G.idx = argc;
+               rem = read_args(n_max_chars, n_max_arg, buf);
+               store_param(NULL);
+
+               if (!G.args[argc]) {
+                       if (*rem != '\0')
+                               bb_error_msg_and_die("argument line too long");
+                       if (opt & OPT_NO_EMPTY)
                                break;
-                       }
-               }
-#else
-               for (cur = list; cur; cur = cur->link) {
-                       n_chars += cur->lenght;
-                       n++;
-                       if (n_chars > n_max_chars || n == n_max_arg) {
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-#endif /* CONFIG_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_TERMOPT */
-
-               /* allocate pointers for execvp:
-                  argc*arg, n*arg from stdin, NULL */
-               args = xzalloc((n + argc + 1) * sizeof(char *));
-
-               /* store the command to be executed
-                  (taken from the command line) */
-               for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
-                       args[i] = argv[i];
-               /* (taken from stdin) */
-               for (cur = list; n; cur = cur->link) {
-                       args[i++] = cur->data;
-                       n--;
                }
+               opt |= OPT_NO_EMPTY;
 
                if (opt & (OPT_INTERACTIVE | OPT_VERBOSE)) {
+                       const char *fmt = " %s" + 1;
+                       char **args = G.args;
                        for (i = 0; args[i]; i++) {
-                               if (i)
-                                       fputc(' ', stderr);
-                               fputs(args[i], stderr);
+                               fprintf(stderr, fmt, args[i]);
+                               fmt = " %s";
                        }
                        if (!(opt & OPT_INTERACTIVE))
-                               fputc('\n', stderr);
+                               bb_putchar_stderr('\n');
                }
+
                if (!(opt & OPT_INTERACTIVE) || xargs_ask_confirmation()) {
-                       child_error = xargs_exec(args);
+                       child_error = xargs_exec();
                }
 
-               /* clean up */
-               for (i = argc; args[i]; i++) {
-                       cur = list;
-                       list = list->link;
-                       free(cur);
-               }
-               free(args);
                if (child_error > 0 && child_error != 123) {
                        break;
                }
+
+               overlapping_strcpy(buf, rem);
+       } /* while */
+
+       if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) {
+               free(G.args);
+               free(buf);
        }
-       if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) free(max_chars);
+
        return child_error;
 }
 
@@ -529,7 +555,7 @@ void bb_show_usage(void)
 {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-p] [-r] [-t] -[x] [-n max_arg] [-s max_chars]\n",
                applet_name);
-       exit(1);
+       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)