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@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Legacy tools
*legacy tools* are the classic ``pySim-prog`` and ``pySim-read`` programs that
existed long before ``pySim-shell``.
+These days, you should primarily use ``pySim-shell`` instead of these
+legacy tools.
+
pySim-prog
----------
@@ -45,6 +48,11 @@ pySim-read
``pySim-read`` allows you to read some data from a SIM card. It will only some files
of the card, and will only read files accessible to a normal user (without any special authentication)
+These days, you should use the ``export`` command of ``pySim-shell``
+instead. It performs a much more comprehensive export of all of the
+[standard] files that can be found on the card. To get a human-readable
+decode instead of the raw hex export, you can use ``export --json``.
+
Specifically, pySim-read will dump the following:
* MF