Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 17148)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 17161)
@@ -144,5 +144,82 @@
     psMetadata *updaterunArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-chip_id", 0,
-            "define stack ID (required)", NULL);
+            "define stack ID", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_id",  0,
+            "search by exp_id", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_name",  0,
+            "search by exp_name", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-inst",  0,
+            "search for camera", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-telescope",  0,
+            "search for telescope", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddTime(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dateobs_begin", 0,
+            "search for exposures by time (>=)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddTime(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dateobs_end", 0,
+            "search for exposures by time (<)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_tag",  0,
+            "search by exp_tag", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_type",  0,
+            "search by exp_type", "object");
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-filelevel",  0,
+            "search by filelevel", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-reduction",  0,
+            "search by reduction class", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-filter",  0,
+            "search for filter", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-airmass_min",  0,
+            "define min airmass", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-airmass_max",  0,
+            "define max airmass", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ra_min",  0,
+            "define min", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ra_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-decl_min",  0,
+            "define min", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-decl_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_time_min",  0,
+            "define min", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_time_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-sat_pixel_frac_min",  0,
+            "define max fraction of saturated pixels", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-sat_pixel_frac_max",  0,
+            "define min fraction of saturated pixels", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_min",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_stdev_min",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_stdev_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_mean_stdev_min",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_mean_stdev_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-alt_min",  0,
+            "define min", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-alt_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-az_min",  0,
+            "define min", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-az_max",  0,
+            "define max", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ccd_temp_min",  0,
+            "define min ccd tempature", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ccd_temp_max",  0,
+            "define max ccd tempature", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-posang_min",  0,
+            "define min rotator position angle", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-posang_max",  0,
+            "define max rotator position angle", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-object",  0,
+            "search by exposure object", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-solang_min",  0,
+            "define min solar angle", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-solang_max",  0,
+            "define max solar angle", NAN);
+
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-state", 0,
             "set state", NULL);
@@ -315,8 +392,8 @@
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-updateprocessedimfile", "", CHIPTOOL_MODE_UPDATEPROCESSEDIMFILE,    updateprocessedimfileArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-revertprocessedimfile", "", CHIPTOOL_MODE_REVERTPROCESSEDIMFILE,    revertprocessedimfileArgs);
-    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-block",                 "", CHIPTOOL_MODE_BLOCK,          blockArgs);
-    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-masked",                "", CHIPTOOL_MODE_MASKED,         maskedArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-block",                 "set a label block", CHIPTOOL_MODE_BLOCK,          blockArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-masked",                "show blocked labels", CHIPTOOL_MODE_MASKED,         maskedArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-unmasked",              "", CHIPTOOL_MODE_UNMASKED,       unmaskedArgs);
-    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-unblock",               "", CHIPTOOL_MODE_UNBLOCK,        unblockArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-unblock",               "remove a label block", CHIPTOOL_MODE_UNBLOCK,        unblockArgs);
 
     if (!pxGetOptions(stderr, argc, argv, config, modes, argSets)) {