title: Converting string to argument in bash
body: <p>I want to form an argument for tail using xargs.</p>
  
  <p><code>"string" | xargs -I '{}' tail -F  *{}*</code></p>
  
  <p>This results in 
  <code>tail  "*{}*"</code>
  which does not work. How do I remove the quotes and turn it into a valid argument for <code>tail</code>?
  i.e. <code>tail *string*</code></p>