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diff --git a/test/interactive-helper/mthdcat.cc b/test/interactive-helper/mthdcat.cc
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+/* Usage, mthdcat < cmds | methods/mthd
+   All this does is cat a file into the method without closing the FD when
+   the file ends */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+   char Buffer[4096];
+   
+   while (1)
+   {
+      int Res = read(STDIN_FILENO,Buffer,sizeof(Buffer));
+      if (Res <= 0)
+	 while (1) sleep(100);
+      if (write(STDOUT_FILENO,Buffer,Res) != Res)
+	 break;
+   }
+   return 0;
+}