Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/include/photdbc.h
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/include/photdbc.h	(revision 37668)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/include/photdbc.h	(revision 37669)
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@
 /* global variables */
 int    SKIP_IMAGES;
+int    ONLY_IMAGES;
 int    SHOW_PARAMS;
 int    VERBOSE;
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/args.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/args.c	(revision 37668)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/args.c	(revision 37669)
@@ -20,4 +20,13 @@
   if ((N = get_argument (argc, argv, "-skip-images"))) {
     SKIP_IMAGES = TRUE;
+    remove_argument (N, &argc, argv);
+  }
+
+  ONLY_IMAGES = FALSE;
+  if ((N = get_argument (argc, argv, "-only-images"))) {
+    if (SKIP_IMAGES) {
+      fprintf (stderr, "-skip-images and -only-images cannot be used together\n");
+    }
+    ONLY_IMAGES = TRUE;
     remove_argument (N, &argc, argv);
   }
@@ -309,5 +318,9 @@
   fprintf (stderr, " option options:\n");
   fprintf (stderr, " -v : verbose mode\n");
-  fprintf (stderr, " -params : list the current parameters\n\n");
+  fprintf (stderr, " -params : list the current parameters\n");
+  fprintf (stderr, " -skip-images\n");
+  fprintf (stderr, " -only-images\n");
+  fprintf (stderr, " -set-format (catformat)\n");
+  fprintf (stderr, " -set-mode (catmode)\n");
 
   fprintf (stderr, "ptolemy.rc config values used by this program:\n");
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/photdbc.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/photdbc.c	(revision 37668)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/photdbc.c	(revision 37669)
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@
 
   // hostID is 0 for master program
-  photdbc_catalogs (argv[1], skylist, 0);
+  if (!ONLY_IMAGES) {
+    photdbc_catalogs (argv[1], skylist, 0);
+  }
 
   char *skyfile = SkyTableFilename (argv[1]);