--- a/scripts/merge-features.py	Mon Jul 11 17:46:00 2016 -0400
+++ b/scripts/merge-features.py	Mon Jul 11 17:52:06 2016 -0400
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='The program merges feature trajectories recorded from the same site synchronously between start and end time.')
 parser.add_argument('-i', dest = 'metadataFilename', help = 'name of the metadata file', required = True)
 parser.add_argument('-n', dest = 'siteId', help = 'site id or site name', required = True)
-parser.add_argument('-f', dest = 'startTime', help = 'time to start merging features (format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)') # if not provided, take common time interval
-parser.add_argument('-l', dest = 'endTime', help = 'time to stop merging features (format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)')
+parser.add_argument('-f', dest = 'startTime', help = 'time to start merging features (format %%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)') # if not provided, take common time interval
+parser.add_argument('-l', dest = 'endTime', help = 'time to stop merging features (format %%Y-%%m-%%d %%H:%%M:%%S, eg 2011-06-22 10:00:39)')
 parser.add_argument('-o', dest = 'outputDBFilename', help = 'name of the output SQLite file', required = True)
 
 args = parser.parse_args()