Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstool.c	(revision 29993)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstool.c	(revision 29994)
@@ -1155,6 +1155,6 @@
 
     psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
-    // new state
-    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(new_state, config->args, "-set_state", false, false);
+    // new state (required
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(new_state, config->args, "-set_state", true, false);
     // old state (required)
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(state, config->args, "-state", true, false);
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstoolConfig.c	(revision 29993)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstoolConfig.c	(revision 29994)
@@ -163,5 +163,5 @@
     // -clearstatefaults
     psMetadata *clearstatefaultsArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
-    psMetadataAddStr(clearstatefaultsArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0, "new value for state", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(clearstatefaultsArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0, "new value for state (required)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(clearstatefaultsArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-state", 0, "search by state (required)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddS64(clearstatefaultsArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-magic_ds_id", 0, "search by magictool de-streak ID", 0);