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+Grab MultiFile-type question data out of a PrairieLearn CSV.
+
+Usage:
+
+```
+pl-multi-extract -csv=/tmp/exam_final_submissions.csv -output='/tmp/files/$netid/' -qid='exam-qid.*'
+```