*The main function used when ``cl_utils.py`` is run as a single script from the cl, or when installed as a cl command*

def main(arguments=None):
    """
    *The main function used when ``cl_utils.py`` is run as a single script from the cl, or when installed as a cl command*
    """
    # setup the command-line util settings
    su = tools(
        arguments=arguments,
        docString=__doc__,
        logLevel="WARNING",
        options_first=True,
        projectName="sloancone",
        tunnel=False
    )
    arguments, settings, log, dbConn = su.setup()

    # tab completion for raw_input
    readline.set_completer_delims(' \t\n;')
    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
    readline.set_completer(tab_complete)

    # unpack remaining cl arguments using `exec` to setup the variable names
    # automatically
    for arg, val in arguments.iteritems():
        if arg[0] == "-":
            varname = arg.replace("-", "") + "Flag"
        else:
            varname = arg.replace("<", "").replace(">", "")
        if isinstance(val, str) or isinstance(val, unicode):
            exec(varname + " = '%s'" % (val,))
        else:
            exec(varname + " = %s" % (val,))
        if arg == "--dbConn":
            dbConn = val
        log.debug('%s = %s' % (varname, val,))

    ## START LOGGING ##
    startTime = times.get_now_sql_datetime()
    log.info(
        '--- STARTING TO RUN THE cl_utils.py AT %s' %
        (startTime,))

    # set options interactively if user requests
    if "interactiveFlag" in locals() and interactiveFlag:

        # load previous settings
        moduleDirectory = os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/resources"
        pathToPickleFile = "%(moduleDirectory)s/previousSettings.p" % locals()
        try:
            with open(pathToPickleFile):
                pass
            previousSettingsExist = True
        except:
            previousSettingsExist = False
        previousSettings = {}
        if previousSettingsExist:
            previousSettings = pickle.load(open(pathToPickleFile, "rb"))

        # x-raw-input
        # x-boolean-raw-input
        # x-raw-input-with-default-value-from-previous-settings

        # save the most recently used requests
        pickleMeObjects = []
        pickleMe = {}
        theseLocals = locals()
        for k in pickleMeObjects:
            pickleMe[k] = theseLocals[k]
        pickle.dump(pickleMe, open(pathToPickleFile, "wb"))

    # CALL FUNCTIONS/OBJECTS

    # call the worker function
    if search:
        cs = cone_search(
            log=log,
            ra=ra,
            dec=dec,
            searchRadius=float(arcsecRadius),
            nearest=nearestFlag,
            outputFormat=outputFormat,
            galaxyType=galaxyType
        )
        results = cs.get()
        print results

    # covered = True | False | 999 (i.e. not sure)
    if covered:
        check = check_coverage(
            log=log,
            ra=ra,
            dec=dec
        ).get()
        print check

    if "dbConn" in locals() and dbConn:
        dbConn.commit()
        dbConn.close()
    ## FINISH LOGGING ##
    endTime = times.get_now_sql_datetime()
    runningTime = times.calculate_time_difference(startTime, endTime)
    log.info('-- FINISHED ATTEMPT TO RUN THE cl_utils.py AT %s (RUNTIME: %s) --' %
             (endTime, runningTime, ))

    return