From e0b2bcda976eb43b3976b750ce4261db6d608af8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:20:08 -0400
Subject: parallel: Allow running independent commands, like `parallel -j3 --
 ls df "echo hi"`

---
 parallel.docbook | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'parallel.docbook')

diff --git a/parallel.docbook b/parallel.docbook
index 046bb6c..b09350d 100644
--- a/parallel.docbook
+++ b/parallel.docbook
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@ Written by Joey Hess
 			<command>parallel</command>
 			<arg>options</arg>
 			<arg>command</arg>
-			<arg>--</arg>
-			<arg>arguments</arg>
+			<command>--</command>
+			<arg>argument ...</arg>
+		</cmdsynopsis>
+		<cmdsynopsis>
+			<command>parallel</command>
+			<arg>options</arg>
+			<command>--</command>
+			<arg>command ...</arg>
 		</cmdsynopsis>
 	</refsynopsisdiv>
 	
@@ -50,6 +56,9 @@ Written by Joey Hess
 		repeated for each argument. Jobs may be run in
 		parallel. The default is to run one job per CPU.</para>
 
+		<para>If no command is specified before the --,
+		the commands after it are instead run in parallel.</para>
+
 	</refsect1>
 	
 	<refsect1>
@@ -122,6 +131,14 @@ Written by Joey Hess
 	<para>This runs three ufraw processes at the same time until
 	all of the NEF files have been processed.
 	</para>
+	
+	<para>
+	<cmdsynopsis>
+		<command>parallel -j 3 -- ls df "echo hi"</command>
+	</cmdsynopsis>
+	</para>
+
+	<para>This runs three independent commands in parallel.</para>
 
 	</refsect1>
 
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