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.TH USDAUTHORS "1" "October 2026" "usdauthors 26.11.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
usdauthors \- manual page for usdauthors 26.11.1
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B usdauthors
[\fI\,OPTIONS\/\fR] \fI\,inputPath\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
usdauthors : Lists authorship records in a USD file, grouped by
prim. Each record represents a single authoring step (e.g.,
generation, export, or manual cleanup).
.PP
Records are read from the composed stage. Use \fB\-\-debug\fR to also flag
records hidden or collapsed by composition, or \fB\-\-layer\fR to report
only what a single layer authors.
.SS "Positionals:"
.TP
inputPath TEXT REQUIRED
The input file to process
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR,\-\-help
Print this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-d\fR,\-\-debug
Also examine every prim spec contributing to each prim, flagging records shadowed by an explicit apiSchemas list in a stronger layer and records applied in more than one prim spec. Slower; for debugging.
.TP
\fB\-\-unloaded\fR
Do not load payloads.
.TP
\fB\-s\fR,\-\-summary
Prints a summary of found records, including software package and digital source type tallies.
.TP
\fB\-l\fR,\-\-layer
Inspects a single layer without composition. Reaches specs unreachable via composed stages, such as those inside unselected variants. Ignores \fB\-\-debug\fR and \fB\-\-unloaded\fR, which are about composition.