xargs
Take a look at this page at www.ss64.com dealing with xargs.
As always, look at the Wikipedia entry at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xargs
UnixReview.com “Using the xargs Command” at
http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8274/sam0306g/
The Linux Documentation Project: Complex Commands at
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/moreadv.html
SysAdmin to SysAdmin: bring out your inner xargs
http://www.linux.com/articles/113662