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+#!/bin/sh
+
+tmpfile="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/nsxiv_pipe_$$"
+trap 'rm -f -- $tmpfile' EXIT
+
+if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
+    if [ -t 0 ]; then
+        echo "nsxiv-pipe: No arguments provided" >&2; exit 1
+    else
+        # Consume stdin and put it in the temporal file
+        cat > "$tmpfile"
+    fi
+fi
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    # if it's a pipe then drain it to $tmpfile
+    [ -p "$arg" ] && cat "$arg" > "$tmpfile"
+done
+
+if [ -s "$tmpfile" ]; then
+    nsxiv -q "$@" "$tmpfile" # -q to silence warnings
+else
+    nsxiv "$@" # fallback
+fi