parser.add_option("--n",metavar="count",type="int",help="Set the number of templates per output file (required). It will be rounded to make all sub banks approximately the same size.")
parser.add_option("--overlap",default=0,metavar="count",type="int",help="overlap the templates in each file by this amount, must be even")
parser.add_option("--sort-by",metavar="column",default="mchirp",help="Select the template sort column, default mchirp")
parser.add_option("--max-f-final",metavar="float",type="float",help="Max f_final to populate table with; if f_final over mx, use max.")
parser.add_option("--min-f-final",metavar="float",type="float",help="Min f_final to populate table with; if f_final under min, use min.")
parser.add_option("--max-f-final",metavar="float",type="float",help="Max f_final to populate table with; if f_final over max, use max.")
parser.add_option("--instrument",metavar="ifo",type="string",help="override the instrument, required")