Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotArguments.c
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotArguments.c	(revision 36152)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotArguments.c	(revision 36153)
@@ -217,4 +217,5 @@
     pmConfigFileSetsMD (config->arguments, &argc, argv, "PSPHOT.PSF", "-psf",      "-psflist");
     pmConfigFileSetsMD (config->arguments, &argc, argv, "SRC",        "-src",      "-srclist");
+    pmConfigFileSetsMD (config->arguments, &argc, argv, "FORCE",      "-force",    "-forcelist");
     pmConfigFileSetsMD (config->arguments, &argc, argv, "EXPNUM",     "-expnum",   "-expnumlist");
 
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotDefineFiles.c
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotDefineFiles.c	(revision 36152)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psphot/src/psphotDefineFiles.c	(revision 36153)
@@ -150,4 +150,11 @@
     }
 
+    if (psMetadataLookupPtr(NULL, config->arguments, "FORCE")) {
+        if (!pmFPAfileDefineFromArgs (&status, config, "PSPHOT.INPUT.CFF", "FORCE")) {
+            psError(PSPHOT_ERR_CONFIG, false, "Failed to find/build PSPHOT.INPUT.CFF");
+            return status;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (psMetadataLookupPtr(NULL, config->arguments, "SRCTEXT")) {
 	// XXX cannot use pmFPAfileDefineFromArgs: this is explicitly a FITS-based I/O function