set firstPattern [llength $cmd]
    foreach opt [lrange $args $at end] {
	if {![regexp $dirPartRE $opt -> thedir thefile]} {
	    set thedir .
	} elseif {[string match ~* $thedir]} {
	    set thedir ./$thedir
	}
	if {$thedir eq "*" &&
		($thefile eq "pkgIndex.tcl" || $thefile eq "*.tm")} {
	if {($thedir eq "*") && ($thefile eq "pkgIndex.tcl")} {
	    set mapped 0
	    foreach d [glob -directory [TranslatePath $slave $virtualdir] \
			   -types d -tails *] {
		catch {
		    DirInAccessPath $slave \
			[TranslatePath $slave [file join $virtualdir $d]]
		    lappend cmd [file join $d $thefile]