diff --git a/whitebox-plugins/src/exposure_towards_wind_flux/exposure_towards_wind_flux.json b/whitebox-plugins/src/exposure_towards_wind_flux/exposure_towards_wind_flux.json
index 14adb9b42..21bbff17f 100644
--- a/whitebox-plugins/src/exposure_towards_wind_flux/exposure_towards_wind_flux.json
+++ b/whitebox-plugins/src/exposure_towards_wind_flux/exposure_towards_wind_flux.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "short_description": "This tool evaluates hydrologic connectivity within a DEM",
     "toolbox": "Geomorphometric Analysis",
     "license": "MIT",
-    "example": ".*EXE_NAME -r=ExposureTowardsWindFlux -i=input.tif -s=streams.tif -o=new.tif",
+    "example": ".*EXE_NAME -r=ExposureTowardsWindFlux -dem=input.tif -o=exposure.tif --azimuth=35.0 --max_dist=500.0",
     "parameters": [
         {
             "name": "Input DEM Raster",
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_maximum.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_maximum.rs
index 8a1f297b9..9cb2d85f7 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_maximum.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_maximum.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarBlockMaximum {
             }
 
             if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
             }
             let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
                 Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_minimum.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_minimum.rs
index 59bb93abf..1b126870d 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_minimum.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/block_minimum.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarBlockMinimum {
             }
 
             if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
             }
             let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
                 Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/classify_overlap_points.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/classify_overlap_points.rs
index 2c2b8c6da..460707c06 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/classify_overlap_points.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/classify_overlap_points.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for ClassifyOverlapPoints {
             println!("{}", "*".repeat(welcome_len));
         }
 
-        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
             Err(err) => panic!("Error reading file {}: {}", input_file, err),
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_classes.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_classes.rs
index 4b09372e1..5ef7920bf 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_classes.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_classes.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for FilterLidarClasses {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_scan_angles.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_scan_angles.rs
index 7b2ee3ec7..5e2a7f97b 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_scan_angles.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/filter_lidar_scan_angles.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for FilterLidarScanAngles {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/find_flightline_edge_points.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/find_flightline_edge_points.rs
index 5e25a9d33..7a692b2f9 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/find_flightline_edge_points.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/find_flightline_edge_points.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for FindFlightlineEdgePoints {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/flightline_overlap.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/flightline_overlap.rs
index cbb0fb314..e82495188 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/flightline_overlap.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/flightline_overlap.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for FlightlineOverlap {
             }
 
             if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
             }
             let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
                 Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_multipoint_shapefile.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_multipoint_shapefile.rs
index 2ca748c19..51a53bf6b 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_multipoint_shapefile.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_multipoint_shapefile.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LasToMultipointShapefile {
                         .replace(".ZLIDAR", ".shp");
 
                     if verbose && num_tiles == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let path = path::Path::new(&input_file);
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_shapefile.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_shapefile.rs
index cab58fb2a..e102aaefb 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_shapefile.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/las_to_shapefile.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LasToShapefile {
                         .replace(".ZLIDAR", ".shp");
 
                     if verbose && num_tiles == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let path = path::Path::new(&input_file);
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_construct_vector_tin.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_construct_vector_tin.rs
index e9f0bcd56..b17b9a74d 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_construct_vector_tin.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_construct_vector_tin.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarConstructVectorTIN {
                     let mut z_values = vec![];
 
                     if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let mut progress: usize;
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_elevation_slice.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_elevation_slice.rs
index a96c97add..7db57b54b 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_elevation_slice.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_elevation_slice.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarElevationSlice {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input: LasFile = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ground_point_filter.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ground_point_filter.rs
index ce302e922..5f2a7cc0d 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ground_point_filter.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ground_point_filter.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarGroundPointFilter {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_hillshade.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_hillshade.rs
index f8a666fea..e984b9f2d 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_hillshade.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_hillshade.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarHillshade {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_histogram.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_histogram.rs
index 0284af8f6..da615a1bf 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_histogram.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_histogram.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarHistogram {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_idw_interpolation.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_idw_interpolation.rs
index 462e19a6f..c23ae38fa 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_idw_interpolation.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_idw_interpolation.rs
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarIdwInterpolation {
                         FixedRadiusSearch2D::new(search_radius, DistanceMetric::Euclidean);
 
                     if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let mut progress: i32;
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_nn_gridding.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_nn_gridding.rs
index f02263ca4..4f48c8406 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_nn_gridding.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_nn_gridding.rs
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarNearestNeighbourGridding {
                         FixedRadiusSearch2D::new(search_radius, DistanceMetric::SquaredEuclidean);
 
                     if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let mut progress: i32;
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_outliers.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_outliers.rs
index c9c3db8f2..b711ce966 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_outliers.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_outliers.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarRemoveOutliers {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_density.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_density.rs
index e2fc9ca10..a955f7c06 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_density.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_density.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarPointDensity {
                         FixedRadiusSearch2D::new(search_radius, DistanceMetric::SquaredEuclidean);
 
                     if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let mut progress: i32;
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_stats.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_stats.rs
index 28d17ede4..0b8710cff 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_stats.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_point_stats.rs
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarPointStats {
 
                     let input_file = inputs[tile].replace("\"", "").clone();
                     if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
                     let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
                         Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_radial_basis_function_interpolation.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_radial_basis_function_interpolation.rs
index 562c3d905..a7f2042f1 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_radial_basis_function_interpolation.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_radial_basis_function_interpolation.rs
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarRbfInterpolation {
                     let mut z: f64;
 
                     if verbose && inputs.len() == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let mut progress: i32;
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ransac_planes.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ransac_planes.rs
index c34181247..a674f1db7 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ransac_planes.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_ransac_planes.rs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarRansacPlanes {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_rooftop_analysis.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_rooftop_analysis.rs
index efa9c87ba..8e91c1723 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_rooftop_analysis.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_rooftop_analysis.rs
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarRooftopAnalysis {
             println!("Clipping lidar to building footprints...")
         };
 
-        // let input = LasFile::new(&inputs[0], "r").expect("Error reading input LAS file");
+        // let input = LasFile::new(&inputs[0], "r").expect("Error reading input LiDAR file");
         // let mut output_lidar = LasFile::initialize_using_file(&output_lidar_file, &input);
         // output_lidar.header.system_id = "EXTRACTION".to_string();
         // output_lidar.header.point_format = 2;
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation.rs
index 50b23f88e..e755d9bb2 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation.rs
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarSegmentation {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation_based_filter.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation_based_filter.rs
index 1d7f5053f..7be0e32aa 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation_based_filter.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_segmentation_based_filter.rs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarSegmentationBasedFilter {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin.rs
index cf3cc19e2..9fb4e8eef 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarThin {
             println!("{}", "*".repeat(welcome_len));
         }
 
-        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
             Err(err) => panic!("Error reading file {}: {}", input_file, err),
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin_high_density.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin_high_density.rs
index dae4e3e3e..acacf1ab6 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin_high_density.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_thin_high_density.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarThinHighDensity {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tile_footprint.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tile_footprint.rs
index 6d2df8c4e..4dc35d933 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tile_footprint.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tile_footprint.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarTileFootprint {
                     let input_file = inputs[tile].replace("\"", "").clone();
 
                     if verbose && num_tiles == 1 {
-                        println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+                        println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
                     }
 
                     let path = path::Path::new(&input_file);
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tophat_transform.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tophat_transform.rs
index 5336e7895..a3e21df1f 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tophat_transform.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/lidar_tophat_transform.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarTophatTransform {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/normal_vectors.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/normal_vectors.rs
index f7672e1a4..7350d0678 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/normal_vectors.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/normal_vectors.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for NormalVectors {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,
diff --git a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/remove_duplicates.rs b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/remove_duplicates.rs
index 6b53d1879..5ca454de5 100644
--- a/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/remove_duplicates.rs
+++ b/whitebox-tools-app/src/tools/lidar_analysis/remove_duplicates.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl WhiteboxTool for LidarRemoveDuplicates {
         }
 
         if verbose {
-            println!("Reading input LAS file...");
+            println!("reading input LiDAR file...");
         }
         let input = match LasFile::new(&input_file, "r") {
             Ok(lf) => lf,