Index: trunk/ippTools/src/regtoolConfig.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/regtoolConfig.c	(revision 30203)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/regtoolConfig.c	(revision 30240)
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
     ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-exp_name",       "define the exp_name (required)",         NULL);
     ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-class_id",       "define class ID (required)",         NULL);
-    ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-date",           "select the date to process (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_begin",  "set the earliest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_end",    "set the latest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
     ADD_OPT(S32,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-valid_burntool", "define the good burntool value (required)", 0);
     ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-inst",           "define the camera name",     NULL);
@@ -65,5 +66,6 @@
     // -pendingburntoolimfile
     psMetadata *pendingburntoolimfileArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
-    ADD_OPT(Str,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-date",           "select the date to process (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_begin",  "set the earliest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_end",    "set the latest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
     ADD_OPT(S32,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-valid_burntool", "define the good burntool value (required)", 0);
     ADD_OPT(Bool, pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-simple",    "use the simple output format",          false);