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 xargs
 yes
 
-sbase is mostly following POSIX but we deviate wherever we think it is
-appropriate.
-
 The  complement of  sbase  is  ubase[1] which  is  Linux-specific  and
 provides all  the non-portable tools.   Together they are  intended to
 form a base system similar to busybox but much smaller and suckless.