@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@
   -rebuild-db             : bring the database schema up to date
   -rollup                 : fill run (set by :runname)  with latest test(s) from
                             prior runs with same keys
   -update-meta            : update the tests metadata for all tests
   -env2file fname         : write the environment to fname.csh and fname.sh
-
+  -setvars VAR1=val1,VAR2=val2 : Add environment variables to a run NB// these are
+                                 overwritten by values set in config files.
 Spreadsheet generation
   -extract-ods            : extract an open document spreadsheet from the database
   -pathmod path           : insert path, i.e. path/runame/itempath/logfile.html
                             will clear the field if no rundir/testname/itempath/logfile
                             if it contains forward slashes the path will be converted
@@ -145,10 +146,11 @@
 			":units"
 			;; misc
 			"-extract-ods"
 			"-pathmod"
 			"-env2file"
+			"-setvars"
 			"-debug" ;; for *verbosity* > 2
 			) 
 		 (list  "-h"
 		        "-force"
 		        "-xterm"