diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
 # Revision history for scidb-hquery
 
-## 2.8.0.429 -- 2019-07-06
+## 2.8.0.437 -- 2020-03-23
 
-* First packaged version of SciDB hquery released to git and cabal.
+* Added the --wait-on-stdin (-W) option to resolve issue #1.  Removed the now unnecessary base-compat constraint given regex-1.0.*-r1.  Removed extra 'import Crypto.Hash' line in UtilsUnsafe.hs.  Corrected some small documentation issues.  Updated the scidb-hquery.cabal and stack.yaml files and added a stack.yaml file.  These changes did not change the primitive API of hquery.  Tested lightly with SciDB 19.11 community edition.
 
-## 2.8.0.431 -- 2019-07-06
+## 2.8.0.436 -- 2019-11-13
 
-* Ready to be uploaded to hackage.
+* Added a base-compat constraint so that regex always compiles and added tested-with to the cabal file. Changed the stack resolver to lts-14.14.  Small improvement in the documentation.
 
-## 2.8.0.432 -- 2019-07-08
+## 2.8.0.435 -- 2019-07-27
 
-* Corrected problems discovered with cabal candidate package 2.8.0.431.
+* Now works with stack.
 
+## 2.8.0.434 -- 2019-07-12
+
+* Improved README.md and description documentation.
+
 ## 2.8.0.433 -- 2019-07-11
 
 * Added README.md to extra-source-files.
 
-## 2.8.0.434 -- 2019-07-12
+## 2.8.0.432 -- 2019-07-08
 
-* Improved README.md and description documentation.
+* Corrected problems discovered with cabal candidate package 2.8.0.431.
 
-## 2.8.0.435 -- 2019-07-27
+## 2.8.0.431 -- 2019-07-06
 
-* Now works with stack.
+* Ready to be uploaded to hackage.
 
-## 2.8.0.436 -- 2019-11-13
+## 2.8.0.429 -- 2019-07-06
 
-* Added a base-compat constraint so that regex always compiles and added tested-with to the cabal file. Changed the stack resolver to lts-14.14.  Small improvement in the documentation.
+* First packaged version of SciDB hquery released to git and cabal.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
    hquery - Haskell query for SciDB via shim
 
 SYNOPSIS
-   hquery [-V n] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]
+   hquery [-V n] [-W] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]
              [-r http[s]] [-i host] [-p port] [-a true|false]
                [-e true|false] [-o fmt] [-b num] [-d|-s]
                  [-u usr] [-w pw]
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@
   -V1 Shows some HTTP exceptions and trace information (--verbose=1).
   -V2 Shows additional URL information (--verbose=2).
 
+   -W Wait on stdin (--wait-on-stdin).  In some cases, hquery can
+      determine that stdin is ready in which case it is consumed.
+      The -W option guarantees that hquery waits on stdin.
+
 OPERANDS
    SciDB AFL queries.
 
@@ -250,11 +254,11 @@
    The development of the utility hquery began with SciDB community
    edition 13 and continued with 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19.
 
-   This version of hquery has been lightly tested with ghc
-   version 8.2.2 and 8.6.5 and SciDB 18.1 and 19.3 community edition.
+   This version of hquery has been lightly tested with ghc version
+   8.2.2 and 8.6.5 and SciDB 18.1, 19.3 and 19.11 community edition.
    Currently the command hquery has never been tested on a SciDB
-   enterprise edition, and thus it is not known if SciDB
-   authorization (-s) or prefix (-x) actually works.
+   enterprise edition, and thus it is not known if SciDB authorization
+   (-s) or a prefix (-x) actually works.
 
 EXAMPLES
    To list all currently defined arrays with SciDB authorization
@@ -296,6 +300,11 @@
 
      hquery -i coordinator -b 0 -x "set_namespace('sensor_data');" \
          "list('arrays');"
+
+   To find and project the arrays A, B, C and D to be removed, use
+     
+     hquery -otsv "project(apply(filter(list('arrays'),regex(name,'A|B|C|D')),
+         remove,'remove('+name+');'),remove);" | hquery -W
 
    To display a synopsis of this internal manual page, use
 
diff --git a/scidb-hquery.cabal b/scidb-hquery.cabal
--- a/scidb-hquery.cabal
+++ b/scidb-hquery.cabal
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 cabal-version: 2.4
 name: scidb-hquery
-version: 2.8.0.436
+version: 2.8.0.437
 license: GPL-3.0-only
 license-file: LICENSE
 copyright: All rights reserved 2014-19(c).
 maintainer: marcus@gabriel.name
 author: Marcus D. Gabriel
+tested-with: ghc ==8.6.5
 homepage: https://github.com/mdgabriel/scidb-hquery.git
 bug-reports: https://github.com/mdgabriel/scidb-hquery/issues
 synopsis: Haskell query for SciDB via shim
@@ -14,19 +15,19 @@
     interacitve session with a SciDB server using SciDB's shim
     protocol at host localhost and port 8080.  See the [homepage](https://github.com/mdgabriel/scidb-hquery.git),
     "hquery -m", and [www.paradigm4.com](http://www.paradigm4.com) for more infomation.
-    Note that scidb-hquery builds with cabal v2-build and stack resolver lts-14.14.
+    Note that scidb-hquery builds with cabal v2-build and stack resolver lts-14.27.
 category: program, client, database, library
 build-type: Custom
 extra-source-files:
     CHANGELOG.md
     README.md
     src/SciDbAFL.cf
-tested-with: GHC==8.6.5
+    stack.yaml
 
 source-repository head
     type: git
     location: https://github.com/mdgabriel/scidb-hquery.git
-    tag: 2.8.0.436
+    tag: 2.8.0.437
 
 custom-setup
     setup-depends: base >=4.12.0.0 && <4.13,
@@ -69,19 +70,17 @@
         cryptonite >=0.25 && <0.27,
         data-default-class >=0.1.2.0 && <0.2,
         exceptions >=0.10.2 && <0.11,
-        haskeline >=0.7.5.0 && <0.8,
+        haskeline >=0.7.5.0 && <0.9,
         hostname-validate >=1.0.0 && <1.1,
         http-client >=0.5.14 && <0.7,
         http-client-tls >=0.3.5.3 && <0.4,
         http-conduit >=2.3.7.1 && <2.4,
         http-types >=0.12.3 && <0.13,
-        memory >=0.14.18 && <0.15,
+        memory >=0.14.18 && <0.16,
         mtl >=2.2.2 && <2.3,
         network >=2.8.0.1 && <3.2,
         process >=1.6.5.0 && <1.7,
-        -- base-compat constraint needed so that regex continues to compile
-        base-compat >=0.6 && <0.11,
-        regex >=1.0.2.0 && <1.1,
+        regex >=1.0.2.0 && <1.2,
         safe >=0.3.17 && <0.4,
         split >=0.2.3.3 && <0.3,
         terminal-size >=0.3.2.1 && <0.4,
@@ -125,19 +124,17 @@
         directory >=1.3.3.0 && <1.4,
         exceptions >=0.10.2 && <0.11,
         filepath >=1.4.2.1 && <1.5,
-        haskeline >=0.7.5.0 && <0.8,
+        haskeline >=0.7.5.0 && <0.9,
         hostname-validate >=1.0.0 && <1.1,
         http-client >=0.5.14 && <0.7,
         http-client-tls >=0.3.5.3 && <0.4,
         http-conduit >=2.3.7.1 && <2.4,
         http-types >=0.12.3 && <0.13,
-        memory >=0.14.18 && <0.15,
+        memory >=0.14.18 && <0.16,
         mtl >=2.2.2 && <2.3,
         network >=2.8.0.1 && <3.2,
         process >=1.6.5.0 && <1.7,
-        -- base-compat constraint needed so that regex continues to compile
-        base-compat >=0.6 && <0.11,
-        regex >=1.0.2.0 && <1.1,
+        regex >=1.0.2.0 && <1.2,
         safe >=0.3.17 && <0.4,
         split >=0.2.3.3 && <0.3,
         terminal-size >=0.3.2.1 && <0.4,
diff --git a/src/Environment.hs b/src/Environment.hs
--- a/src/Environment.hs
+++ b/src/Environment.hs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
         , password    :: String       -- ^ Password for username
         , operands    :: [String]     -- ^ List of queries
         , file        :: String       -- ^ File of queries
+        , waitOnStdIn :: Bool         -- ^ Wait on stdin
         , help        :: Bool         -- ^ @-h@, display help summary
         , license     :: Bool         -- ^ @-l@, display license terms
         , manual      :: Bool         -- ^ @-m@, display internal man page
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@
         , password    = ""                      -- Password needed for -d or -s option
         , operands    = []                      -- No operands by default, i.e., interactive mode
         , file        = ""                      -- No file of queries by default
+        , waitOnStdIn = False                   -- Wait on stdin
         , help        = False                   -- False or off by default
         , license     = False                   -- False or off by default
         , manual      = False                   -- False or off by default
diff --git a/src/HQuery.hs b/src/HQuery.hs
--- a/src/HQuery.hs
+++ b/src/HQuery.hs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                                                           ,defReadingLines,defPrefix,digestAuth
                                                           ,digestHeaders,file,history,host,insecure
                                                           ,operands,password,port,protocol,sciDbVersion
-                                                          ,scidbAuth,username,verbose)
+                                                          ,scidbAuth,username,verbose,waitOnStdIn)
                                                ,defaultEnv,maybePort,Verbosity(..))
 import ErrM                                   (Err(..))
 import Interpreter                            (Results(..),interpret)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 -- 'defNumber' lines (23 by default); an exception occurs when
 -- attempting to fetch no returned lines.  If fetch is false, do not
 -- fetch any lines. For exmample, fetch should be set to false for
--- store, create and load.  See 'interpretOperatorId' in
+-- store, create and load.  See 'interpretFuncId' in
 -- Interpreter.hs for details.
 
 unsafeRunQuery :: Environment -> String -> IO String
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@
               do initParam
                  e <- ask
                  r <- liftIO $ hReady stdin
-                 if null (operands e) && null (file e) && not r
+                 if null (operands e) && null (file e) && not (waitOnStdIn e) && not r
                  then do liftIO $ putStrLn ("SciDB version "++sciDbVersion e)
                          executeQuery DontExitOnBad "list('instances');"
                          iQuery
-                 else do c <- liftIO $ if r then getContents else return ""
+                 else do c <- liftIO $ if r || waitOnStdIn e then getContents else return ""
                          f <- liftIO $ (if null (file e) then return else readFile) (file e)
                          let a = intercalate "\n" ("":(nolines <$> operands e))
                          executeQuery ExitOnBad (c ++ f ++ a)
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 >    hquery - Haskell query for SciDB via shim
 > 
 > SYNOPSIS
->    hquery [-V n] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]
+>    hquery [-V n] [-W] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]
 >              [-r http[s]] [-i host] [-p port] [-a true|false]
 >                [-e true|false] [-o fmt] [-b num] [-d|-s] [-u usr] [-w pw]
 >                  [-f qyfile] [query...]
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@
 >   -V1 Shows some HTTP exceptions and trace information (--verbose=1).
 >   -V2 Shows additional URL information (--verbose=2).
 > 
+>    -W Wait on stdin (--wait-on-stdin).  In some cases, hquery can
+>       determine that stdin is ready in which case it is consumed.
+>       The -W option guarantees that hquery waits on stdin.
+> 
 > OPERANDS
 >    SciDB AFL queries.
 > 
@@ -283,11 +287,11 @@
 >    The development of the utility hquery began with SciDB community
 >    edition 13 and continued with 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19.
 > 
->    This version of hquery has been lightly tested with ghc
->    version 8.2.2 and 8.6.5 and SciDB 18.1 and 19.3 community edition.
+>    This version of hquery has been lightly tested with ghc version
+>    8.2.2 and 8.6.5 and SciDB 18.1, 19.3 and 19.11 community edition.
 >    Currently the command hquery has never been tested on a SciDB
->    enterprise >    edition, and thus it is not known if SciDB
->    authorization (-s) or prefix (-x) actually works.
+>    enterprise edition, and thus it is not known if SciDB authorization
+>    (-s) or a prefix (-x) actually works.
 > 
 > EXAMPLES
 >    To list all currently defined arrays with SciDB authorization required,
@@ -330,6 +334,11 @@
 >      hquery -i coordinator -b 0 -x "set_namespace('sensor_data');" \
 >          "list('arrays');"
 > 
+>    To find and project the arrays A, B, C and D to be removed, use
+> 
+>      hquery -otsv "project(apply(filter(list('arrays'),regex(name,'A|B|C|D')),
+>          remove,'remove('+name+');'),remove);" | hquery -W
+> 
 >    To display a synopsis of this internal manual page, use
 > 
 >      hquery -y
@@ -455,9 +464,9 @@
     Config {
             argOrder       = RequireOrder,
             -- Update revision number: toggle case
-            release        = "2.8.0.436",
+            release        = "2.8.0.437",
             flagsOps       = " [[-g|-h|-l|-m|-v|-y] |"++
-                             "\n                 [-V n] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]"++
+                             "\n                 [-V n] [-W] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]"++
                              "\n                   [-r http[s]] [-i host] [-p port] [-a true|false]"++
                              "\n                     [-e true|false] [-o fmt] [-b num] [-d|-s] [-u usr] [-w pw]"++
                              "\n                       [-f qyfile] [query...]"++
@@ -475,7 +484,7 @@
 -}
 data Flag = Help | License | Manual | Synopsis | Version | Verbose Verbosity
           | Host String | Port String | Protocol String | File FilePath
-          | History String | Username String | Password String
+          | History String | Username String | Password String | WaitOnStdIn
           | Fetch String | Format String | Number String | VersionSciDb
           | DigestAuth | SciDbAuth | CertStore String | Insecure
           | ReadingLines String | Prefix String
@@ -508,6 +517,7 @@
     , Option "y" ["synopsis"] (NoArg Synopsis)             "Help synopsis."
     , Option "x" ["prefix"]   (ReqArg Prefix "PREFIX")     "Prefix to execute before a query by shim."
     , Option "V" ["verbose"]  (OptArg inpver "012")        "Verbose information to stderr."
+    , Option "W" ["wait-on-stdin"] (NoArg WaitOnStdIn)     "Wait on stdin."
     ]
     where inpver :: Maybe String -> Flag
           inpver ms = Verbose $ case (fromMaybe (-1) . readMay . fromMaybe "1") ms of
@@ -546,6 +556,7 @@
       Version    -> env{version   =   True}
       VersionSciDb->env{versionSciDb= True}
       Verbose v  -> env{verbose   =      v}
+      WaitOnStdIn-> env{waitOnStdIn = True}
     where tOrF s = case fmap toLower s of
                      "true"  -> Just True
                      "false" -> Just False
diff --git a/src/Manual.hs b/src/Manual.hs
--- a/src/Manual.hs
+++ b/src/Manual.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "   hquery - Haskell query for SciDB via shim\n"++
     "\n"++
     "SYNOPSIS\n"++
-    "   hquery [-V n] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]\n"++
+    "   hquery [-V n] [-W] [-t hstfile] [-c certstore] [-n]\n"++
     "             [-r http[s]] [-i host] [-p port] [-a true|false]\n"++
     "               [-e true|false] [-o fmt] [-b num] [-d|-s] [-u usr] [-w pw]\n"++
     "                 [-f qyfile] [query...]\n"++
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@
     "  -V1 Shows some HTTP exceptions and trace information (--verbose=1).\n"++
     "  -V2 Shows additional URL information (--verbose=2).\n"++
     "\n"++
+    "   -W Wait on stdin (--wait-on-stdin).    In some cases, hquery can\n"++
+    "      determine that stdin is ready in which case it is consumed.\n"++
+    "      The -W option guarantees that hquery waits on stdin.\n"++
+    "\n"++
     "OPERANDS\n"++
     "   SciDB AFL queries.\n"++
     "\n"++
@@ -234,11 +238,11 @@
     "   The development of the utility hquery began with SciDB community\n"++
     "   edition 13 and continued with 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19.\n"++
     "\n"++
-    "   This version of hquery has been lightly tested with ghc\n"++
-    "   version 8.2.2 and 8.6.5 and SciDB 18.1 and 19.3 community edition.\n"++
-    "   Currently the command hquery has never been tested on a SciDB\n"++
-    "   enterprise edition, and thus it is not known if SciDB\n"++
-    "   authorization (-s) or prefix (-x) actually works.\n"++
+    "    This version of hquery has been lightly tested with ghc version\n"++
+    "    8.2.2 and 8.6.5 and SciDB 18.1, 19.3 and 19.11 community edition.\n"++
+    "    Currently the command hquery has never been tested on a SciDB\n"++
+    "    enterprise edition, and thus it is not known if SciDB authorization\n"++
+    "    (-s) or a prefix (-x) actually works.\n"++
     "\n"++
     "EXAMPLES\n"++
     "   To list all currently defined arrays with SciDB authorization required,\n"++
@@ -280,6 +284,11 @@
     "\n"++
     "     hquery -i coordinator -b 0 -x \"set_namespace('sensor_data');\" \\\n"++
     "         \"list('arrays');\"\n"++
+    "\n"++
+    "   To find and project the arrays A, B, C and D to be removed, use\n"++
+    "\n"++
+    "     hquery -otsv \"project(apply(filter(list('arrays'),regex(name,'A|B|C|D')),\n"++
+    "         remove,'remove('+name+');'),remove);\" | hquery -W\n"++
     "\n"++
     "   To display a synopsis of this internal manual page, use\n"++
     "\n"++
diff --git a/src/UtilsUnsafe.hs b/src/UtilsUnsafe.hs
--- a/src/UtilsUnsafe.hs
+++ b/src/UtilsUnsafe.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as C (pack)
 
 import Control.Monad            (unless)
-import Crypto.Hash              --()
 import Data.Char                (toLower)
 import Data.Default.Class       (def)
 import Data.Maybe               (fromMaybe,fromJust,isNothing)
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# This file was automatically generated by 'stack init'
+#
+# Some commonly used options have been documented as comments in this file.
+# For advanced use and comprehensive documentation of the format, please see:
+# https://docs.haskellstack.org/en/stable/yaml_configuration/
+
+# Resolver to choose a 'specific' stackage snapshot or a compiler version.
+# A snapshot resolver dictates the compiler version and the set of packages
+# to be used for project dependencies. For example:
+#
+# resolver: lts-3.5
+# resolver: nightly-2015-09-21
+# resolver: ghc-7.10.2
+#
+# The location of a snapshot can be provided as a file or url. Stack assumes
+# a snapshot provided as a file might change, whereas a url resource does not.
+#
+# resolver: ./custom-snapshot.yaml
+# resolver: https://example.com/snapshots/2018-01-01.yaml
+resolver: lts-14.27
+
+# User packages to be built.
+# Various formats can be used as shown in the example below.
+#
+# packages:
+# - some-directory
+# - https://example.com/foo/bar/baz-0.0.2.tar.gz
+#   subdirs:
+#   - auto-update
+#   - wai
+packages:
+- .
+# Dependency packages to be pulled from upstream that are not in the resolver.
+# These entries can reference officially published versions as well as
+# forks / in-progress versions pinned to a git hash. For example:
+#
+# extra-deps:
+# - acme-missiles-0.3
+# - git: https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack.git
+#   commit: e7b331f14bcffb8367cd58fbfc8b40ec7642100a
+#
+# extra-deps: []
+extra-deps:
+- BNFC-2.8.3@sha256:606b82fb80afd92ac5059ec76ea96992b23ae30196c511f1bb8e92addbf2edfe,10943
+
+# Override default flag values for local packages and extra-deps
+# flags: {}
+
+# Extra package databases containing global packages
+# extra-package-dbs: []
+
+# Control whether we use the GHC we find on the path
+# system-ghc: true
+#
+# Require a specific version of stack, using version ranges
+# require-stack-version: -any # Default
+# require-stack-version: ">=2.1"
+#
+# Override the architecture used by stack, especially useful on Windows
+# arch: i386
+# arch: x86_64
+#
+# Extra directories used by stack for building
+# extra-include-dirs: [/path/to/dir]
+# extra-lib-dirs: [/path/to/dir]
+#
+# Allow a newer minor version of GHC than the snapshot specifies
+# compiler-check: newer-minor
