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 37424)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/include/photdbc.h	(revision 37425)
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@
 
 /* global variables */
+int    SKIP_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 37424)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/args.c	(revision 37425)
@@ -15,4 +15,10 @@
     remove_argument (N, &argc, argv);
     SHOW_PARAMS = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  SKIP_IMAGES = FALSE;
+  if ((N = get_argument (argc, argv, "-skip-images"))) {
+    SKIP_IMAGES = TRUE;
+    remove_argument (N, &argc, argv);
   }
 
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 37424)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20140904/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/photdbc.c	(revision 37425)
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@
 
   // load and copy the image table
-  copy_images (argv[1], skylist);
+  if (!SKIP_IMAGES) {
+    copy_images (argv[1], skylist);
+  }
 
   // hostID is 0 for master program