USDAUTHORS(1)                    User Commands                   USDAUTHORS(1)

NAME
       usdauthors - manual page for usdauthors 26.11.1

SYNOPSIS
       usdauthors [OPTIONS] inputPath

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).

       Records are read from the composed stage. Use --debug to also flag
       records hidden or collapsed by composition, or --layer to report only
       what a single layer authors.

   Positionals:
       inputPath TEXT REQUIRED
              The input file to process

OPTIONS
       -h,--help
              Print this help message and exit

       -d,--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.

       --unloaded
              Do not load payloads.

       -s,--summary
              Prints a summary of found records, including software package
              and digital source type tallies.

       -l,--layer
              Inspects a single layer without composition. Reaches specs
              unreachable via composed stages, such as those inside unselected
              variants. Ignores --debug and --unloaded, which are about
              composition.

usdauthors 26.11.1               October 2026                    USDAUTHORS(1)