Improve functionality to write new in.dat from an mfile

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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start at the command-line argument handling for writing a new IN.DAT from an MFILE.DAT. Verify that -f and -o work without -i, that the default new_IN.DAT is created beside the specified MFILE.DAT, and that an explicitly different output directory is honored.

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Description

Blocked Command Line Interface Input/Output Files

This functionality currently requires 3 arguments:
[-f path/to/MFILE.DAT] [-i path/to/IN.DAT] [-o path/to/new_IN.DAT]

This needs changing to be shorter and easier to use:

-f path/to/MFILE.DAT -o new_IN.DAT

The new IN.DAT would by default be created in the same directory as the specified MFILE, but the user could specify a different directory if they wished.

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