gistfile1.sh

# Try the command with --prompt to confirm syntax
me@host:~$ find dir -name '*.less' | sed 's/^\(\(.*\).less\)$/\1 > \2.css/' | xargs -p -n 3 lessc
lessc dir/styles.less > dir/styles.css ?...
lessc dir/test.less > dir/test.css ?...
lessc ?...
 
# Does not create file
me@host:~$ ls dir/styles.css
ls: cannot access cg/app/evaluator/styles.css: No such file or directory
 
# Copy paste the exact syntax from xargs above
me@host:~$ lessc dir/styles.less > dir/styles.css
 
# And it works?
me@host:~$ ls dir/styles.css
dir/styles.css