The original debug option was for developer use, on a different system. For others to use it, it's probably better and clearer to add an argument for a dry-run, which regenerates the archive list. Or perhaps, add an option if you don't want to regenerate the archive list.
The original debug option was for developer use, on a different system. For others to use it, it's probably better and clearer to add an argument for a dry-run, which regenerates the archive list. Or perhaps, add an option if you don't want to regenerate the archive list.