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grep that doesn't wait forever for STDIN with unspecified filename.
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# Call grep, with stdin closed if it is a terminal.
#
# Avoids the "eternal wait" problem when you've forgotten
# to specify a filename.
function grep { (tty -s && exec <&-; $(which grep) $@); }
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