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Update 'README.md' with info on MINGW_ROOT env var for using xc in MSYS2 environment

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@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ If no leading / is specified in src-or-dest-path, it is assumed to be relative t
remote user. File operations are all performed as the remote user, so account permissions apply remote user. File operations are all performed as the remote user, so account permissions apply
as expected. as expected.
When running under MSYS2, one must set the MINGW_ROOT environment variable to assist in
determining how to convert Windows paths to UNIX-style paths. This should be the installation path
of one's MSYS2 environment (eg., _C:/msys2_). Go's stdlib, under the hood, still uses Windows
style paths (drive letters and all) to locate other executables and _xc_ uses _tar_ as part of the copy
functionality.
Local (client) to remote (server) copy: Local (client) to remote (server) copy:
``` ```
$ xc fileA /some/where/fileB /some/where/else/dirC joebloggs@host-or-ip:remoteDir $ xc fileA /some/where/fileB /some/where/else/dirC joebloggs@host-or-ip:remoteDir