Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 28043)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 28054)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     psMetadataAddS64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-chip_id",              0,            "search by chip ID", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-state", 0,            "search by state", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label",  0,           "search by label", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group",  0,      "search by data_group", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dist_group",  0,      "search by dist_group", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label",  0,           "search by label (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group",  0,      "search by data_group (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dist_group",  0,      "search by dist_group (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0,        "set state", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_label", 0,        "set label", NULL);
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/difftool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/difftool.c	(revision 28043)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/difftool.c	(revision 28054)
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
 
     PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-diff_id",  "diff_id",   "==");
-    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-label",     "label",     "==");
-    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-data_group","data_group",     "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-label",     "label",     "LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-data_group","data_group","LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-dist_group","dist_group","LIKE");
     PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-state",     "state",     "==");
     if (!psListLength(where->list)) {
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/difftoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/difftoolConfig.c	(revision 28043)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/difftoolConfig.c	(revision 28054)
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@
     psMetadataAddS64(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-diff_id", 0,          "define diff ID", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-state", 0,            "set state", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label", 0,            "define by label instead of diff ID", 0);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group", 0,       "define by data_group instead of diff ID", 0);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label", 0,            "define by label instead of diff ID (LIKE comparison)", 0);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group", 0,       "define by data_group instead of diff ID (LIKE comparison)", 0);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dist_group", 0,       "define by dist_group instead of diff ID (LIKE comparison)", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_label", 0,        "define new value for label", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0,        "define new state", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_data_group", 0,   "define new data_group", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_dist_group", 0,   "define new dist_group", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddS16(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_diff_mode", 0,       "specify type of difference (WW=1,WS=2,SW=3,SS=4)", 0);
+    psMetadataAddS16(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_diff_mode", 0,    "specify type of difference (WW=1,WS=2,SW=3,SS=4)", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_note", 0,         "define new note", NULL);
 
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 28043)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 28054)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
     PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-reduction", "warpRun.reduction", "==");
     PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-state",     "warpRun.state",     "==");
-    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-data_group","warpRun.data_group","==");
-    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-dist_group","warpRun.dist_group","==");
-    pxAddLabelSearchArgs(config,  where, "-label",    "warpRun.label",     "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-data_group","warpRun.data_group","LIKE");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-dist_group","warpRun.dist_group","LIKE");
+    pxAddLabelSearchArgs(config,  where, "-label",    "warpRun.label",     "LIKE");
 
     PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, where, "-registered_begin", "warpRun.registered",  ">=");
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/warptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/warptoolConfig.c	(revision 28043)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/warptoolConfig.c	(revision 28054)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-reduction", 0,  "search by warpRun reduction class", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-state", 0,      "search by warpRun state", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "search by warpRun label", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group", 0, "search by warpRun data_group", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dist_group", 0, "search by warpRun dist_group", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "search by warpRun label (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group", 0, "search by warpRun data_group (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dist_group", 0, "search by warpRun dist_group (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddTime(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-registered_begin", 0, "search for runs by registration time (>=)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddTime(updaterunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-registered_end", 0, "search for runs by registration time (<)", NULL);