Make xargs execute the command once for each line of input

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The following will only work if you do not have spaces in your input:

xargs -L 1
xargs --max-lines=1 # synonym for the -L option

from the man page:

-L max-lines
          Use at most max-lines nonblank input lines per command line.
          Trailing blanks cause an input line to be logically continued  on
          the next input line.  Implies -x.

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