diff --git a/mkwin/.gitignore b/mkwin/.gitignore
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+++ b/mkwin/.gitignore
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+/target
+Cargo.lock
diff --git a/mkwin/Cargo.toml b/mkwin/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/mkwin/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "mkwin"
+version = "0.0.1"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+pico-args = { version = "0.5.0", features = [ "eq-separator" ] }
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = 's'
+codegen-units = 1
+debug = false
+lto = true
+panic = "abort"
+strip = "symbols"
+
diff --git a/mkwin/src/error.rs b/mkwin/src/error.rs
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+++ b/mkwin/src/error.rs
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+//!	error handling code
+
+use std::process::exit;
+
+///	no argument for target; code 1
+pub fn missing_target() {
+	println!("mkwin: missing target");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/mkwin/src/flag.rs b/mkwin/src/flag.rs
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+++ b/mkwin/src/flag.rs
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+//!	constants for flag arguments
+
+pub const HELP:			[&str;2]	= ["-h", "--help"];
+pub const PATH_CONVERT:	[&str;2]	= [ "--pc", "--path-convert" ];
+pub const QUIET:		[&str;2]	= ["-q", "--quiet"];
+
diff --git a/mkwin/src/main.rs b/mkwin/src/main.rs
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+++ b/mkwin/src/main.rs
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+
+use pico_args::Arguments;
+
+mod error;
+mod flag;
+
+pub fn main() {
+	let mut args = Arguments::from_env();
+
+	//	build reference string
+	let mut arg_string = String::new();
+	for arg in args.clone().finish() {
+		arg_string += &format!(" {}", arg.to_str().unwrap());
+	}
+
+	//	consume breaking flags
+	if args.contains(flag::HELP) {
+		help_text();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	//	consume path convert flag
+	let path_convert: bool;
+	let path_convert_flags: Option<String>;
+	match args.value_from_str(flag::PATH_CONVERT) {
+		Ok(flags) => {
+			path_convert = true;
+			path_convert_flags = if flags != "x" { Some(flags) } else { None };
+		},
+		Err(pico_args::Error::OptionWithoutAValue(_)) => {
+			path_convert = true;
+			path_convert_flags = None;
+		},
+		_ => {
+			path_convert = false;
+			path_convert_flags = None;
+		}
+	}
+
+	//	consume simple flags
+	let quiet = args.contains(flag::QUIET);
+
+	//	get target executable
+	let i_target = args.subcommand().unwrap();
+	if i_target.is_none() {
+		error::missing_target();
+	}
+	let target = i_target.unwrap();
+
+	//	construct output
+	print!("#!/usr/bin/bash\n# generated with: mkwin{arg_string}\n\n'{target}' ");
+
+	if path_convert {
+		let flags = if let Some(i) = path_convert_flags { format!("-{i}") } else { String::new() };
+		print!("`path-convert {flags} $@`");
+	} else {
+		print!("$@");
+	}
+
+	if quiet {
+		print!(" > /dev/null 2>&1 &");
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn help_text() {
+println!("mkwin v{}
+Valerie Wolfe <sleeplessval@gmail.com>
+Quickly make bash scripts to run windows programs in WSL.
+
+usage: mkwin [flags] <target>
+
+args:
+   <target>                The target program the resulting script will run.
+
+flags:
+   -h, --help              Shows this help text.
+   --pc=<flags>,           The resulting script will use the 'path-convert'
+   --path-convert=<flags>  to convert arguments from UNIX to DOS, with the
+                           provided set of flags ('x' for no flags).
+
+   -q, --quiet             The resulting script will run the target program
+                           in the background and with its outputs redirected
+                           to '/dev/null'.",
+env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));}
+