Make xargs execute the command once for each line of input

Question

How can I make xargs execute the command exactly once for each line of input given? It\'s default behavior is to chunk the lines and execute the command once, passing multip

Answer 1

In your example, the point of piping the output of find to xargs is that the standard behavior of find's -exec option is to execute the command once for each found file. If you're using find, and you want its standard behavior, then the answer is simple - don't use xargs to begin with.