The Xargs utility allows you to build and execute commands from standard input. It is usually used in combination with other commands through piping. With xargs, you can provide standard input as argument to Command-line utilities like mkdir and rm. In this tutorial, we'll cover the basics of using the xargs command. How to Use Linux xargs Command xargs reads arguments from the standard input, separated by blank spaces or newlines, and executes the specified command using the input as command's arguments.