diff --git a/bin/urlencode b/bin/urlencode
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os, sys, urllib
+if os.isatty(file.fileno(sys.stdin)):
+    text = sys.argv[1]
+else:
+    text = "".join(sys.stdin.readlines())
+print(urllib.quote_plus(text.strip()))