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Document the use of multiple FluxEngines.

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@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ interchangeably: you can specify either at (very nearly) any time. A very
common workflow is to read a disk to a flux file, and then reread from the flux
file while changing the decoder options, to save disk wear. It's also much faster.
### Connecting it up
To use, simply plug your FluxEngine into your computer and run the client. If a
single device is plugged in, it will be automatically detected and used.
If _more_ than one device is plugged in, you need to specify which one to use
with the `--device` parameter, which takes the device serial number as a
parameter. You can find out the serial numbers by running the command without
the `--device` parameter, and if more than one device is attached they will be
listed. The serial number is also shown whenever a connection is made.
You _can_ work with more than one FluxEngine at the same time, using different
invocations of the client; but be careful of USB bandwidth. If the devices are
connected via the same hub, the bandwidth will be shared.
### Source and destination specifiers
When reading from or writing _flux_ (either from or to a real disk, or a flux