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diff --git a/core/management/commands/__init__.py b/core/management/commands/__init__.py
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diff --git a/core/management/commands/reset_db.py b/core/management/commands/reset_db.py
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from optparse import make_option
+from troggle.core.models import Cave
+import settings
+
+databasename=settings.DATABASES['default']['NAME']
+expouser=settings.EXPOUSER
+expouserpass=settings.EXPOUSERPASS
+expouseremail=settings.EXPOUSER_EMAIL
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'This is normal usage, clear database and reread everything'
+
+    option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option('--foo',
+                    action='store_true',
+                    dest='foo',
+                    default=False,
+                    help='test'),
+    )
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--foo',
+            action='store_true',
+            dest='foo',
+            help='Help text',
+        )
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        print(args)
+        print(options)
+        if "desc" in args:
+            self.resetdesc()
+        elif "scans" in args:
+            self.import_surveyscans()
+        elif "caves" in args:
+            self.reload_db()
+            self.make_dirs()
+            self.pageredirects()
+            self.import_caves()
+        elif "people" in args:
+            self.import_people()
+        elif "QMs" in args:
+            self.import_QMs()
+        elif "tunnel" in args:
+            self.import_tunnelfiles()
+        elif "reset" in args:
+            self.reset()
+        elif "survex" in args:
+            self.import_survex()
+        elif "survexpos" in args:
+            import parsers.survex
+            parsers.survex.LoadPos()
+        elif "logbooks" in args:
+            self.import_logbooks()
+        elif "autologbooks" in args:
+            self.import_auto_logbooks()
+        elif "dumplogbooks" in args:
+            self.dumplogbooks()
+        elif "writeCaves" in args:
+            self.writeCaves()
+        elif "foo" in args:
+            self.stdout.write('Tesing....')
+        else:
+            self.stdout.write("%s not recognised" % args)
+            self.usage(options)
+
+    def reload_db():
+        if settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.sqlite3':
+            try:
+                os.remove(databasename)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+        else:
+            cursor = connection.cursor()
+            cursor.execute("DROP DATABASE %s" % databasename)
+            cursor.execute("CREATE DATABASE %s" % databasename)
+            cursor.execute("ALTER DATABASE %s CHARACTER SET=utf8" % databasename)
+            cursor.execute("USE %s" % databasename)
+        management.call_command('migrate', interactive=False)
+        # management.call_command('syncdb', interactive=False)
+        user = User.objects.create_user(expouser, expouseremail, expouserpass)
+        user.is_staff = True
+        user.is_superuser = True
+        user.save()
+
+    def make_dirs():
+        """Make directories that troggle requires"""
+        # should also deal with permissions here.
+        if not os.path.isdir(settings.PHOTOS_ROOT):
+            os.mkdir(settings.PHOTOS_ROOT)
+
+    def import_caves():
+        import parsers.caves
+        print("importing caves")
+        parsers.caves.readcaves()
+
+    def import_people():
+        import parsers.people
+        parsers.people.LoadPersonsExpos()
+
+    def import_logbooks():
+        # The below line was causing errors I didn't understand (it said LOGFILE was a string), and I couldn't be bothered to figure
+        # what was going on so I just catch the error with a try. - AC 21 May
+        try:
+            settings.LOGFILE.write('\nBegun importing logbooks at ' + time.asctime() + '\n' + '-' * 60)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        import parsers.logbooks
+        parsers.logbooks.LoadLogbooks()
+
+    def import_survex():
+        import parsers.survex
+        parsers.survex.LoadAllSurvexBlocks()
+        parsers.survex.LoadPos()
+
+    def import_QMs():
+        import parsers.QMs
+
+    def import_surveys():
+        import parsers.surveys
+        parsers.surveys.parseSurveys(logfile=settings.LOGFILE)
+
+    def import_surveyscans():
+        import parsers.surveys
+        parsers.surveys.LoadListScans()
+
+    def import_tunnelfiles():
+        import parsers.surveys
+        parsers.surveys.LoadTunnelFiles()
+
+    def reset():
+        """ Wipe the troggle database and import everything from legacy data
+        """
+        reload_db()
+        make_dirs()
+        pageredirects()
+        import_caves()
+        import_people()
+        import_surveyscans()
+        import_survex()
+        import_logbooks()
+        import_QMs()
+        try:
+            import_tunnelfiles()
+        except:
+            print("Tunnel files parser broken.")
+
+        import_surveys()
+
+    def pageredirects():
+        for oldURL, newURL in [("indxal.htm", reverse("caveindex"))]:
+            f = troggle.flatpages.models.Redirect(originalURL=oldURL, newURL=newURL)
+            f.save()
+
+    def writeCaves():
+        for cave in Cave.objects.all():
+            cave.writeDataFile()
+        for entrance in Entrance.objects.all():
+            entrance.writeDataFile()
+
+    def usage(self, parser):
+        print("""Usage is 'manage.py reset_db <command>'
+                 where command is:
+                 reset - this is normal usage, clear database and reread everything
+                 desc
+                 caves - read in the caves
+                 logbooks - read in the logbooks
+                 autologbooks
+                 dumplogbooks
+                 people
+                 QMs      - read in the QM files
+                 resetend
+                 scans    - read in the scanned surveynotes
+                 survex   - read in the survex files
+                 survexpos
+                 tunnel   - read in the Tunnel files
+                 writeCaves
+                 """)