Index: trunk/ippTools/src/magictool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/magictool.c	(revision 15500)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/magictool.c	(revision 15501)
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@
 static bool updaterunMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool addinputskyfileMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool inputskyfileMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool inputtreeMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool toprocessMode(pxConfig *config);
@@ -68,4 +69,5 @@
         MODECASE(MAGICTOOL_MODE_UPDATERUN,      updaterunMode);
         MODECASE(MAGICTOOL_MODE_ADDINPUTSKYFILE,addinputskyfileMode);
+        MODECASE(MAGICTOOL_MODE_INPUTSKYFILE,   inputskyfileMode);
         MODECASE(MAGICTOOL_MODE_INPUTTREE,      inputtreeMode);
         MODECASE(MAGICTOOL_MODE_TOPROCESS,      toprocessMode);
@@ -422,4 +424,11 @@
     );
 
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool inputskyfileMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
     return true;
 }
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/magictool.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/magictool.h	(revision 15500)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/magictool.h	(revision 15501)
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
     MAGICTOOL_MODE_UPDATERUN,
     MAGICTOOL_MODE_ADDINPUTSKYFILE,
+    MAGICTOOL_MODE_INPUTSKYFILE,
     MAGICTOOL_MODE_INPUTTREE,
     MAGICTOOL_MODE_TOPROCESS,
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/magictoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/magictoolConfig.c	(revision 15500)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/magictoolConfig.c	(revision 15501)
@@ -87,4 +87,17 @@
             "define symbolic node name (required)", NULL);
 
+    // -inputskyfile
+    psMetadata *inputskyfileArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    psMetadataAddStr(inputskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-magic_id", 0,
+            "search by magictool ID", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(inputskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-diff_id", 0,
+            "search by difftool ID", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(inputskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-node",  0,
+            "search by symbolic node name", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddU64(inputskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-limit",  0,
+            "limit result set to N items", 0);
+    psMetadataAddBool(inputskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-simple",  0,
+            "use the simple output format", false);
+
     // -inputtree
     psMetadata *inputtreeArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
@@ -153,4 +166,5 @@
     PXTOOL_ADD_MODE("-updaterun",       "", MAGICTOOL_MODE_UPDATERUN,       updaterunArgs);
     PXTOOL_ADD_MODE("-addinputskyfile", "", MAGICTOOL_MODE_ADDINPUTSKYFILE, addinputskyfileArgs);
+    PXTOOL_ADD_MODE("-inputskyfile",    "", MAGICTOOL_MODE_INPUTSKYFILE,    inputskyfileArgs);
     PXTOOL_ADD_MODE("-inputtree",       "", MAGICTOOL_MODE_INPUTTREE,       inputtreeArgs);
     PXTOOL_ADD_MODE("-toprocess",       "", MAGICTOOL_MODE_TOPROCESS,       toprocessArgs);