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by roundabout-host 16 days ago
Do they really not use the following patterns, which I find quite common?

    cat > file
    cat >> file
But really, if you feel that you're waiting too long, can't you just ^C? Isn't it better to teach people rather than making the programs "helpful" (i.e. sometimes helpful, but more often annoying)?