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@@ -30,5 +30,10 @@
# format engine pattern-file arguments
# The last part of "arguments" must be the name of the file to run
-# initex (or another "ini"-engine) on.
+# initex (or another ini-engine) on. For historical reasons, that
+# filename may be preceded by a *, which is ignored.
+#
+# -ini is always passed to the engine by fmtutil.
+#
+# If no pattern-file is desired here, just use -.