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> Which means that "rm @foo" cannot mean to remove the file "@foo",
> because if it exists it is an extended command line, and if it
> doesn't it becomes an argument.

That's not how it works.  If the file "foo" exists, then "@foo" means
to read foo's contents.  If "foo" doesn't exist, then "@foo" means the
string "@foo" will be used as an argument as-is.

The existence of file "@foo" will not cause the argument "@foo" to
become an extended command line.

> files.  First I will have to make a DJGPP echo command, with a
> different name.

use djecho.exe

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