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Created March 31, 2010 05:31
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killchildren
#!/bin/sh
# Hack process to kill all of it's children when STDIN is closed
# Backstory here: (http://www.trapexit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=51315)
#
# Usage: killchildren process-that-wont-kill-children [arg1 arg2 ...]
(cat && kill 0) | $*
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