Index: trunk/ippTools/src/stacktool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/stacktool.c	(revision 31605)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/stacktool.c	(revision 31630)
@@ -243,6 +243,6 @@
     PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args,  where, "-select_exp_type",           "rawExp.exp_type", "==");
     PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args,  where, "-select_good_frac_min",      "warpSkyfile.good_frac", ">=");
-    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args,  where, "-select_skycell_id",         "warpSkyfile.skycell_id", "LIKE");
-    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args,  where, "-select_data_group",         "warpRun.data_group", "==");
+    pxAddLabelSearchArgs(config,  where, "-select_skycell_id",         "warpSkyfile.skycell_id", "LIKE");
+    pxAddLabelSearchArgs(config,  where, "-select_data_group",         "warpRun.data_group", "LIKE");
     pxAddLabelSearchArgs (config, where, "-select_label",              "warpRun.label", "LIKE"); // define using warp label
     pxAddLabelSearchArgs (config, where, "-warp_id",                   "warpRun.warp_id", "==");
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/stacktoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/stacktoolConfig.c	(revision 31605)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/stacktoolConfig.c	(revision 31630)
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_dvodb", 0, "define dvodb", NULL);
     psMetadataAddTime(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_registered", 0, "time detrend run was registered", now);
-    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_skycell_id", 0, "search for skycell_id", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_skycell_id", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "search for skycell_id (LIKE comparison, multiple ok)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddF32(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_good_frac_min", 0, "define min good_frac", 0.0);
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_exp_type", 0, "search for exp_type", "object");
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_label", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "search by warpRun label (LIKE comparison, multiple OK)", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_data_group", 0 , "search by warpRun data_group", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_data_group", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK , "search by warpRun data_group (LIKE comparison, multiple ok)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_comment", 0, "search for comment (LIKE)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_inst", 0, "search for camera", NULL);