1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/commandline/Main.java b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/commandline/Main.java
index 29d92b7..4a70f3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/commandline/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/commandline/Main.java
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ public abstract class Main
   protected static final String PARAMETER_POS = "-pos";
 
   /**
-   * Command line parameter signaling to not search the source document for a placeholder for the signature
+   * Command line parameter signaling to search the source document for a placeholder for the signature
    */
-  protected static final String PARAMETER_DISABLE_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH = "-nosearchplaceholder";
+  protected static final String PARAMETER_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH = "-searchplaceholder";
   
   /**
    * Command line parameter selecting the id of the placeholder to use
@@ -335,9 +335,15 @@ public abstract class Main
           continue;
         }
 
-        if (cur_arg.equals(PARAMETER_DISABLE_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH))
+        if (cur_arg.equals(PARAMETER_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH))
         {
-          search_placeholder = false;
+          i++;
+          if (i >= args.length)
+          {
+            printNoValue(PARAMETER_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH);
+            return;
+          }
+          search_placeholder = Boolean.parseBoolean(args[i]);
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -1084,7 +1090,7 @@ public abstract class Main
     writer.println("              intvalue   ... pagenumber must be > 0 if p>number of pages in document p-->handled like p:'new'");
     writer.println("      f_algo  floatvalue ... consider footerline must be >= 0 (only if y_algo is auto and p_algo is not 'new')");
 
-    writer.println("    " + PARAMETER_DISABLE_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH + " ... [optional] if set, the source document will NOT be scanned for signature placeholder images");
+    writer.println("    " + PARAMETER_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH + " <true|false> ... [optional] if set to true, the source document will be scanned for signature placeholder images. If not set, the enable_placeholder_search value in the config file decides whether or not a search for placeholder images will be performed.");
     writer.println("    " + PARAMETER_PLACEHOLDER_ID + " <id> ... [optional] search for signature placeholder images containing the given id");
     writer.println("    " + PARAMETER_PLACEHOLDER_MATCH_MODE + " <" + VALUE_PLACEHOLDER_MATCH_MODE_LENIENT + "|" + VALUE_PLACEHOLDER_MATCH_MODE_MODERATE + "|" + VALUE_PLACEHOLDER_MATCH_MODE_STRICT + "> ... [optional] specify the behaviour if no matching placeholder could be found. Default is <moderate>.");
     writer.println("      " + VALUE_PLACEHOLDER_MATCH_MODE_LENIENT + " ... sign in place of the first found placeholder, regardless if it matches exactly, or at the end of the document if none is found.");