---
name: "usdauthors"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "usd"
version: "26.11.1-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/usdauthors"
---

# usdauthors(1)

manual page for usdauthors 26.11.1

## NAME

usdauthors - manual page for usdauthors 26.11.1

## SYNOPSIS

**usdauthors** \[*OPTIONS*\] *inputPath*

## DESCRIPTION

usdauthors : Lists authorship records in a USD file, grouped by prim. Each record represents a single authoring step (e.g., generation, export, or manual cleanup).

Records are read from the composed stage. Use **--debug** to also flag records hidden or collapsed by composition, or **--layer** to report only what a single layer authors.

### Positionals:

- inputPath TEXT REQUIRED

  The input file to process

## OPTIONS

- **-h**,--help

  Print this help message and exit

- **-d**,--debug

  Also examine every prim spec contributing to each prim, flagging records shadowed by an explicit apiSchemas list in a stronger layer and records applied in more than one prim spec. Slower; for debugging.

- **--unloaded**

  Do not load payloads.

- **-s**,--summary

  Prints a summary of found records, including software package and digital source type tallies.

- **-l**,--layer

  Inspects a single layer without composition. Reaches specs unreachable via composed stages, such as those inside unselected variants. Ignores **--debug** and **--unloaded**, which are about composition.