not sure if doing this totally makes sense, would like to hear comments,~
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Alex Wang <al...@nicira.com> wrote:
> This commit extracts the database command manual and puts it into
> db-ctl-base.man.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Wang <al...@nicira.com>
> ---
> lib/automake.mk | 1 +
> lib/db-ctl-base.man | 267
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> manpages.mk | 2 +
> utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in | 259
> +-------------------------------------------
> 4 files changed, 271 insertions(+), 258 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 lib/db-ctl-base.man
>
> diff --git a/lib/automake.mk b/lib/automake.mk
> index cb1a689..a385585 100644
> --- a/lib/automake.mk
> +++ b/lib/automake.mk
> @@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ MAN_FRAGMENTS += \
> lib/coverage-unixctl.man \
> lib/daemon.man \
> lib/daemon-syn.man \
> + lib/db-ctl-base.man \
> lib/dpctl.man \
> lib/memory-unixctl.man \
> lib/ofp-version.man \
> diff --git a/lib/db-ctl-base.man b/lib/db-ctl-base.man
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..7b30501
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/lib/db-ctl-base.man
> @@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
> +.ST "Database Values"
> +.PP
> +Each column in the database accepts a fixed type of data. The
> +currently defined basic types, and their representations, are:
> +.IP "integer"
> +A decimal integer in the range \-2**63 to 2**63\-1, inclusive.
> +.IP "real"
> +A floating-point number.
> +.IP "Boolean"
> +True or false, written \fBtrue\fR or \fBfalse\fR, respectively.
> +.IP "string"
> +An arbitrary Unicode string, except that null bytes are not allowed.
> +Quotes are optional for most strings that begin with an English letter
> +or underscore and consist only of letters, underscores, hyphens, and
> +periods. However, \fBtrue\fR and \fBfalse\fR and strings that match
> +the syntax of UUIDs (see below) must be enclosed in double quotes to
> +distinguish them from other basic types. When double quotes are used,
> +the syntax is that of strings in JSON, e.g. backslashes may be used to
> +escape special characters. The empty string must be represented as a
> +pair of double quotes (\fB""\fR).
> +.IP "UUID"
> +Either a universally unique identifier in the style of RFC 4122,
> +e.g. \fBf81d4fae\-7dec\-11d0\-a765\-00a0c91e6bf6\fR, or an \fB@\fIname\fR
> +defined by a \fBget\fR or \fBcreate\fR command within the same \fB\*(PN\fR
> +invocation.
> +.PP
> +Multiple values in a single column may be separated by spaces or a
> +single comma. When multiple values are present, duplicates are not
> +allowed, and order is not important. Conversely, some database
> +columns can have an empty set of values, represented as \fB[]\fR, and
> +square brackets may optionally enclose other non-empty sets or single
> +values as well.
> +.PP
> +A few database columns are ``maps'' of key-value pairs, where the key
> +and the value are each some fixed database type. These are specified
> +in the form \fIkey\fB=\fIvalue\fR, where \fIkey\fR and \fIvalue\fR
> +follow the syntax for the column's key type and value type,
> +respectively. When multiple pairs are present (separated by spaces or
> +a comma), duplicate keys are not allowed, and again the order is not
> +important. Duplicate values are allowed. An empty map is represented
> +as \fB{}\fR. Curly braces may optionally enclose non-empty maps as
> +well (but use quotes to prevent the shell from expanding
> +\fBother-config={0=x,1=y}\fR into \fBother-config=0=x
> +other-config=1=y\fR, which may not have the desired effect).
> +.
> +.ST "Database Command Syntax"
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR]
> [\fB\-\-columns=\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] \fBlist \fItable
> \fR[\fIrecord\fR]..."
> +Lists the data in each specified \fIrecord\fR. If no
> +records are specified, lists all the records in \fItable\fR.
> +.IP
> +If \fB\-\-columns\fR is specified, only the requested columns are
> +listed, in the specified order. Otherwise, all columns are listed, in
> +alphabetical order by column name.
> +.IP
> +Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if any specified
> +\fIrecord\fR does not exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, the command
> +ignores any \fIrecord\fR that does not exist, without producing any
> +output.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-columns=\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] \fBfind \fItable
> \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR]..."
> +Lists the data in each record in \fItable\fR whose \fIcolumn\fR equals
> +\fIvalue\fR or, if \fIkey\fR is specified, whose \fIcolumn\fR contains
> +a \fIkey\fR with the specified \fIvalue\fR. The following operators
> +may be used where \fB=\fR is written in the syntax summary:
> +.RS
> +.IP "\fB= != < > <= >=\fR"
> +Selects records in which \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] equals, does not
> +equal, is less than, is greater than, is less than or equal to, or is
> +greater than or equal to \fIvalue\fR, respectively.
> +.IP
> +Consider \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] and \fIvalue\fR as sets of
> +elements. Identical sets are considered equal. Otherwise, if the
> +sets have different numbers of elements, then the set with more
> +elements is considered to be larger. Otherwise, consider a element
> +from each set pairwise, in increasing order within each set. The
> +first pair that differs determines the result. (For a column that
> +contains key-value pairs, first all the keys are compared, and values
> +are considered only if the two sets contain identical keys.)
> +.IP "\fB{=} {!=}\fR"
> +Test for set equality or inequality, respectively.
> +.IP "\fB{<=}\fR"
> +Selects records in which \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] is a subset of
> +\fIvalue\fR. For example, \fBflood-vlans{<=}1,2\fR selects records in
> +which the \fBflood-vlans\fR column is the empty set or contains 1 or 2
> +or both.
> +.IP "\fB{<}\fR"
> +Selects records in which \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] is a proper
> +subset of \fIvalue\fR. For example, \fBflood-vlans{<}1,2\fR selects
> +records in which the \fBflood-vlans\fR column is the empty set or
> +contains 1 or 2 but not both.
> +.IP "\fB{>=} {>}\fR"
> +Same as \fB{<=}\fR and \fB{<}\fR, respectively, except that the
> +relationship is reversed. For example, \fBflood-vlans{>=}1,2\fR
> +selects records in which the \fBflood-vlans\fR column contains both 1
> +and 2.
> +.RE
> +.IP
> +For arithmetic operators (\fB= != < > <= >=\fR), when \fIkey\fR is
> +specified but a particular record's \fIcolumn\fR does not contain
> +\fIkey\fR, the record is always omitted from the results. Thus, the
> +condition \fBother-config:mtu!=1500\fR matches records that have a
> +\fBmtu\fR key whose value is not 1500, but not those that lack an
> +\fBmtu\fR key.
> +.IP
> +For the set operators, when \fIkey\fR is specified but a particular
> +record's \fIcolumn\fR does not contain \fIkey\fR, the comparison is
> +done against an empty set. Thus, the condition
> +\fBother-config:mtu{!=}1500\fR matches records that have a \fBmtu\fR
> +key whose value is not 1500 and those that lack an \fBmtu\fR key.
> +.IP
> +Don't forget to escape \fB<\fR or \fB>\fR from interpretation by the
> +shell.
> +.IP
> +If \fB\-\-columns\fR is specified, only the requested columns are
> +listed, in the specified order. Otherwise all columns are listed, in
> +alphabetical order by column name.
> +.IP
> +The UUIDs shown for rows created in the same \fB\*(PN\fR
> +invocation will be wrong.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] [\fB\-\-id=@\fIname\fR] \fBget \fItable
> record \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]]..."
> +Prints the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
> +\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR. For map columns, a \fIkey\fR may
> +optionally be specified, in which case the value associated with
> +\fIkey\fR in the column is printed, instead of the entire map.
> +.IP
> +Without \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> +exist or \fIkey\fR is specified, if \fIkey\fR does not exist in
> +\fIrecord\fR. With \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR, a missing \fIrecord\fR
> +yields no output and a missing \fIkey\fR prints a blank line.
> +.IP
> +If \fB@\fIname\fR is specified, then the UUID for \fIrecord\fR may be
> +referred to by that name later in the same \fB\*(PN\fR
> +invocation in contexts where a UUID is expected.
> +.IP
> +Both \fB\-\-id\fR and the \fIcolumn\fR arguments are optional, but
> +usually at least one or the other should be specified. If both are
> +omitted, then \fBget\fR has no effect except to verify that
> +\fIrecord\fR exists in \fItable\fR.
> +.IP
> +\fB\-\-id\fR and \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR cannot be used together.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBset \fItable record
> column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
> +Sets the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
> +\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR to \fIvalue\fR. For map columns, a
> +\fIkey\fR may optionally be specified, in which case the value
> +associated with \fIkey\fR in that column is changed (or added, if none
> +exists), instead of the entire map.
> +.IP
> +Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> +exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> +\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBadd \fItable record column
> \fR[\fIkey\fB=\fR]\fIvalue\fR..."
> +Adds the specified value or key-value pair to \fIcolumn\fR in
> +\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR. If \fIcolumn\fR is a map, then \fIkey\fR
> +is required, otherwise it is prohibited. If \fIkey\fR already exists
> +in a map column, then the current \fIvalue\fR is not replaced (use the
> +\fBset\fR command to replace an existing value).
> +.IP
> +Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> +exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> +\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBremove \fItable record column
> \fR\fIvalue\fR..."
> +.IQ "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBremove \fItable record column
> \fR\fIkey\fR..."
> +.IQ "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBremove \fItable record column
> \fR\fIkey\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR..."
> +Removes the specified values or key-value pairs from \fIcolumn\fR in
> +\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR. The first form applies to columns that
> +are not maps: each specified \fIvalue\fR is removed from the column.
> +The second and third forms apply to map columns: if only a \fIkey\fR
> +is specified, then any key-value pair with the given \fIkey\fR is
> +removed, regardless of its value; if a \fIvalue\fR is given then a
> +pair is removed only if both key and value match.
> +.IP
> +It is not an error if the column does not contain the specified key or
> +value or pair.
> +.IP
> +Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> +exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> +\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBclear\fR \fItable record column\fR..."
> +Sets each \fIcolumn\fR in \fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR to the empty set
> +or empty map, as appropriate. This command applies only to columns
> +that are allowed to be empty.
> +.IP
> +Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> +exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> +\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> +.
> +.IP "[\fB\-\-id=@\fIname\fR] \fBcreate\fR \fItable
> column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
> +Creates a new record in \fItable\fR and sets the initial values of
> +each \fIcolumn\fR. Columns not explicitly set will receive their
> +default values. Outputs the UUID of the new row.
> +.IP
> +If \fB@\fIname\fR is specified, then the UUID for the new row may be
> +referred to by that name elsewhere in the same \fB\*(PN\fR
> +invocation in contexts where a UUID is expected. Such references may
> +precede or follow the \fBcreate\fR command.
> +.
> +.RS
> +.IP "Caution (ovs-vsctl as exmaple)"
> +Records in the Open vSwitch database are significant only when they
> +can be reached directly or indirectly from the \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR
> +table. Except for records in the \fBQoS\fR or \fBQueue\fR tables,
> +records that are not reachable from the \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table are
> +automatically deleted from the database. This deletion happens
> +immediately, without waiting for additional \fBovs\-vsctl\fR commands
> +or other database activity. Thus, a \fBcreate\fR command must
> +generally be accompanied by additional commands \fIwithin the same
> +\fBovs\-vsctl\fI invocation\fR to add a chain of references to the
> +newly created record from the top-level \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR record.
> +The \fBEXAMPLES\fR section gives some examples that show how to do
> +this.
> +.RE
> +.
> +.IP "\fR[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBdestroy \fItable record\fR..."
> +Deletes each specified \fIrecord\fR from \fItable\fR. Unless
> +\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR is specified, each \fIrecord\fRs must exist.
> +.IP "\fB\-\-all destroy \fItable\fR"
> +Deletes all records from the \fItable\fR.
> +.
> +.RS
> +.IP "Caution (ovs-vsctl as exmaple)"
> +The \fBdestroy\fR command is only useful for records in the \fBQoS\fR
> +or \fBQueue\fR tables. Records in other tables are automatically
> +deleted from the database when they become unreachable from the
> +\fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table. This means that deleting the last reference
> +to a record is sufficient for deleting the record itself. For records
> +in these tables, \fBdestroy\fR is silently ignored. See the
> +\fBEXAMPLES\fR section below for more information.
> +.RE
> +.
> +.IP "\fBwait\-until \fItable record
> \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR]..."
> +Waits until \fItable\fR contains a record named \fIrecord\fR whose
> +\fIcolumn\fR equals \fIvalue\fR or, if \fIkey\fR is specified, whose
> +\fIcolumn\fR contains a \fIkey\fR with the specified \fIvalue\fR. Any
> +of the operators \fB!=\fR, \fB<\fR, \fB>\fR, \fB<=\fR, or \fB>=\fR may
> +be substituted for \fB=\fR to test for inequality, less than, greater
> +than, less than or equal to, or greater than or equal to,
> +respectively. (Don't forget to escape \fB<\fR or \fB>\fR from
> +interpretation by the shell.)
> +.IP
> +If no \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR arguments are given,
> +this command waits only until \fIrecord\fR exists. If more than one
> +such argument is given, the command waits until all of them are
> +satisfied.
> +.
> +.RS
> +.IP "Caution (ovs-vsctl as exmaple)"
> +Usually \fBwait\-until\fR should be placed at the beginning of a set
> +of \fBovs\-vsctl\fR commands. For example, \fBwait\-until bridge br0
> +\-\- get bridge br0 datapath_id\fR waits until a bridge named
> +\fBbr0\fR is created, then prints its \fBdatapath_id\fR column,
> +whereas \fBget bridge br0 datapath_id \-\- wait\-until bridge br0\fR
> +will abort if no bridge named \fBbr0\fR exists when \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
> +initially connects to the database.
> +.RE
> +.IP
> +Consider specifying \fB\-\-timeout=0\fR along with
> +\fB\-\-wait\-until\fR, to prevent \fB\*(PN\fR from terminating
> +after waiting only at most 5 seconds.
> +.IP "\fBcomment \fR[\fIarg\fR]..."
> +This command has no effect on behavior, but any database log record
> +created by the command will include the command and its arguments.
> diff --git a/manpages.mk b/manpages.mk
> index 4a76cf1..4cc3bf2 100644
> --- a/manpages.mk
> +++ b/manpages.mk
> @@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ utilities/ovs-vlan-bugs.man:
> utilities/ovs-vsctl.8: \
> utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in \
> lib/common.man \
> + lib/db-ctl-base.man \
> lib/ssl-bootstrap.man \
> lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man \
> lib/ssl.man \
> @@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ utilities/ovs-vsctl.8: \
> ovsdb/remote-passive.man
> utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in:
> lib/common.man:
> +lib/db-ctl-base.man:
> lib/ssl-bootstrap.man:
> lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man:
> lib/ssl.man:
> diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
> index 785857d..972fc26 100644
> --- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
> +++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
> @@ -565,264 +565,7 @@ and \fB\-\-\fR and \fB_\fR are treated
> interchangeably. Unique
> abbreviations are acceptable, e.g. \fBnet\fR or \fBn\fR is sufficient
> to identify the \fBNetFlow\fR table.
> .
> -.ST "Database Values"
> -.PP
> -Each column in the database accepts a fixed type of data. The
> -currently defined basic types, and their representations, are:
> -.IP "integer"
> -A decimal integer in the range \-2**63 to 2**63\-1, inclusive.
> -.IP "real"
> -A floating-point number.
> -.IP "Boolean"
> -True or false, written \fBtrue\fR or \fBfalse\fR, respectively.
> -.IP "string"
> -An arbitrary Unicode string, except that null bytes are not allowed.
> -Quotes are optional for most strings that begin with an English letter
> -or underscore and consist only of letters, underscores, hyphens, and
> -periods. However, \fBtrue\fR and \fBfalse\fR and strings that match
> -the syntax of UUIDs (see below) must be enclosed in double quotes to
> -distinguish them from other basic types. When double quotes are used,
> -the syntax is that of strings in JSON, e.g. backslashes may be used to
> -escape special characters. The empty string must be represented as a
> -pair of double quotes (\fB""\fR).
> -.IP "UUID"
> -Either a universally unique identifier in the style of RFC 4122,
> -e.g. \fBf81d4fae\-7dec\-11d0\-a765\-00a0c91e6bf6\fR, or an \fB@\fIname\fR
> -defined by a \fBget\fR or \fBcreate\fR command within the same
> \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
> -invocation.
> -.PP
> -Multiple values in a single column may be separated by spaces or a
> -single comma. When multiple values are present, duplicates are not
> -allowed, and order is not important. Conversely, some database
> -columns can have an empty set of values, represented as \fB[]\fR, and
> -square brackets may optionally enclose other non-empty sets or single
> -values as well.
> -.PP
> -A few database columns are ``maps'' of key-value pairs, where the key
> -and the value are each some fixed database type. These are specified
> -in the form \fIkey\fB=\fIvalue\fR, where \fIkey\fR and \fIvalue\fR
> -follow the syntax for the column's key type and value type,
> -respectively. When multiple pairs are present (separated by spaces or
> -a comma), duplicate keys are not allowed, and again the order is not
> -important. Duplicate values are allowed. An empty map is represented
> -as \fB{}\fR. Curly braces may optionally enclose non-empty maps as
> -well (but use quotes to prevent the shell from expanding
> -\fBother-config={0=x,1=y}\fR into \fBother-config=0=x
> -other-config=1=y\fR, which may not have the desired effect).
> -.
> -.ST "Database Command Syntax"
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR]
> [\fB\-\-columns=\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] \fBlist \fItable
> \fR[\fIrecord\fR]..."
> -Lists the data in each specified \fIrecord\fR. If no
> -records are specified, lists all the records in \fItable\fR.
> -.IP
> -If \fB\-\-columns\fR is specified, only the requested columns are
> -listed, in the specified order. Otherwise, all columns are listed, in
> -alphabetical order by column name.
> -.IP
> -Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if any specified
> -\fIrecord\fR does not exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, the command
> -ignores any \fIrecord\fR that does not exist, without producing any
> -output.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-columns=\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] \fBfind \fItable
> \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR]..."
> -Lists the data in each record in \fItable\fR whose \fIcolumn\fR equals
> -\fIvalue\fR or, if \fIkey\fR is specified, whose \fIcolumn\fR contains
> -a \fIkey\fR with the specified \fIvalue\fR. The following operators
> -may be used where \fB=\fR is written in the syntax summary:
> -.RS
> -.IP "\fB= != < > <= >=\fR"
> -Selects records in which \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] equals, does not
> -equal, is less than, is greater than, is less than or equal to, or is
> -greater than or equal to \fIvalue\fR, respectively.
> -.IP
> -Consider \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] and \fIvalue\fR as sets of
> -elements. Identical sets are considered equal. Otherwise, if the
> -sets have different numbers of elements, then the set with more
> -elements is considered to be larger. Otherwise, consider a element
> -from each set pairwise, in increasing order within each set. The
> -first pair that differs determines the result. (For a column that
> -contains key-value pairs, first all the keys are compared, and values
> -are considered only if the two sets contain identical keys.)
> -.IP "\fB{=} {!=}\fR"
> -Test for set equality or inequality, respectively.
> -.IP "\fB{<=}\fR"
> -Selects records in which \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] is a subset of
> -\fIvalue\fR. For example, \fBflood-vlans{<=}1,2\fR selects records in
> -which the \fBflood-vlans\fR column is the empty set or contains 1 or 2
> -or both.
> -.IP "\fB{<}\fR"
> -Selects records in which \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR] is a proper
> -subset of \fIvalue\fR. For example, \fBflood-vlans{<}1,2\fR selects
> -records in which the \fBflood-vlans\fR column is the empty set or
> -contains 1 or 2 but not both.
> -.IP "\fB{>=} {>}\fR"
> -Same as \fB{<=}\fR and \fB{<}\fR, respectively, except that the
> -relationship is reversed. For example, \fBflood-vlans{>=}1,2\fR
> -selects records in which the \fBflood-vlans\fR column contains both 1
> -and 2.
> -.RE
> -.IP
> -For arithmetic operators (\fB= != < > <= >=\fR), when \fIkey\fR is
> -specified but a particular record's \fIcolumn\fR does not contain
> -\fIkey\fR, the record is always omitted from the results. Thus, the
> -condition \fBother-config:mtu!=1500\fR matches records that have a
> -\fBmtu\fR key whose value is not 1500, but not those that lack an
> -\fBmtu\fR key.
> -.IP
> -For the set operators, when \fIkey\fR is specified but a particular
> -record's \fIcolumn\fR does not contain \fIkey\fR, the comparison is
> -done against an empty set. Thus, the condition
> -\fBother-config:mtu{!=}1500\fR matches records that have a \fBmtu\fR
> -key whose value is not 1500 and those that lack an \fBmtu\fR key.
> -.IP
> -Don't forget to escape \fB<\fR or \fB>\fR from interpretation by the
> -shell.
> -.IP
> -If \fB\-\-columns\fR is specified, only the requested columns are
> -listed, in the specified order. Otherwise all columns are listed, in
> -alphabetical order by column name.
> -.IP
> -The UUIDs shown for rows created in the same \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
> -invocation will be wrong.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] [\fB\-\-id=@\fIname\fR] \fBget \fItable
> record \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]]..."
> -Prints the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
> -\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR. For map columns, a \fIkey\fR may
> -optionally be specified, in which case the value associated with
> -\fIkey\fR in the column is printed, instead of the entire map.
> -.IP
> -Without \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> -exist or \fIkey\fR is specified, if \fIkey\fR does not exist in
> -\fIrecord\fR. With \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR, a missing \fIrecord\fR
> -yields no output and a missing \fIkey\fR prints a blank line.
> -.IP
> -If \fB@\fIname\fR is specified, then the UUID for \fIrecord\fR may be
> -referred to by that name later in the same \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
> -invocation in contexts where a UUID is expected.
> -.IP
> -Both \fB\-\-id\fR and the \fIcolumn\fR arguments are optional, but
> -usually at least one or the other should be specified. If both are
> -omitted, then \fBget\fR has no effect except to verify that
> -\fIrecord\fR exists in \fItable\fR.
> -.IP
> -\fB\-\-id\fR and \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR cannot be used together.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBset \fItable record
> column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
> -Sets the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
> -\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR to \fIvalue\fR. For map columns, a
> -\fIkey\fR may optionally be specified, in which case the value
> -associated with \fIkey\fR in that column is changed (or added, if none
> -exists), instead of the entire map.
> -.IP
> -Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> -exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> -\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBadd \fItable record column
> \fR[\fIkey\fB=\fR]\fIvalue\fR..."
> -Adds the specified value or key-value pair to \fIcolumn\fR in
> -\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR. If \fIcolumn\fR is a map, then \fIkey\fR
> -is required, otherwise it is prohibited. If \fIkey\fR already exists
> -in a map column, then the current \fIvalue\fR is not replaced (use the
> -\fBset\fR command to replace an existing value).
> -.IP
> -Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> -exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> -\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBremove \fItable record column
> \fR\fIvalue\fR..."
> -.IQ "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBremove \fItable record column
> \fR\fIkey\fR..."
> -.IQ "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBremove \fItable record column
> \fR\fIkey\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR..."
> -Removes the specified values or key-value pairs from \fIcolumn\fR in
> -\fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR. The first form applies to columns that
> -are not maps: each specified \fIvalue\fR is removed from the column.
> -The second and third forms apply to map columns: if only a \fIkey\fR
> -is specified, then any key-value pair with the given \fIkey\fR is
> -removed, regardless of its value; if a \fIvalue\fR is given then a
> -pair is removed only if both key and value match.
> -.IP
> -It is not an error if the column does not contain the specified key or
> -value or pair.
> -.IP
> -Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> -exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> -\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBclear\fR \fItable record column\fR..."
> -Sets each \fIcolumn\fR in \fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR to the empty set
> -or empty map, as appropriate. This command applies only to columns
> -that are allowed to be empty.
> -.IP
> -Without \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, it is an error if \fIrecord\fR does not
> -exist. With \fB\-\-if-exists\fR, this command does nothing if
> -\fIrecord\fR does not exist.
> -.
> -.IP "[\fB\-\-id=@\fIname\fR] \fBcreate\fR \fItable
> column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
> -Creates a new record in \fItable\fR and sets the initial values of
> -each \fIcolumn\fR. Columns not explicitly set will receive their
> -default values. Outputs the UUID of the new row.
> -.IP
> -If \fB@\fIname\fR is specified, then the UUID for the new row may be
> -referred to by that name elsewhere in the same \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
> -invocation in contexts where a UUID is expected. Such references may
> -precede or follow the \fBcreate\fR command.
> -.IP
> -Records in the Open vSwitch database are significant only when they
> -can be reached directly or indirectly from the \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR
> -table. Except for records in the \fBQoS\fR or \fBQueue\fR tables,
> -records that are not reachable from the \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table are
> -automatically deleted from the database. This deletion happens
> -immediately, without waiting for additional \fBovs\-vsctl\fR commands
> -or other database activity. Thus, a \fBcreate\fR command must
> -generally be accompanied by additional commands \fIwithin the same
> -\fBovs\-vsctl\fI invocation\fR to add a chain of references to the
> -newly created record from the top-level \fBOpen_vSwitch\fR record.
> -The \fBEXAMPLES\fR section gives some examples that show how to do
> -this.
> -.
> -.IP "\fR[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBdestroy \fItable record\fR..."
> -Deletes each specified \fIrecord\fR from \fItable\fR. Unless
> -\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR is specified, each \fIrecord\fRs must exist.
> -.IP "\fB\-\-all destroy \fItable\fR"
> -Deletes all records from the \fItable\fR.
> -.IP
> -The \fBdestroy\fR command is only useful for records in the \fBQoS\fR
> -or \fBQueue\fR tables. Records in other tables are automatically
> -deleted from the database when they become unreachable from the
> -\fBOpen_vSwitch\fR table. This means that deleting the last reference
> -to a record is sufficient for deleting the record itself. For records
> -in these tables, \fBdestroy\fR is silently ignored. See the
> -\fBEXAMPLES\fR section below for more information.
> -.
> -.IP "\fBwait\-until \fItable record
> \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR]..."
> -Waits until \fItable\fR contains a record named \fIrecord\fR whose
> -\fIcolumn\fR equals \fIvalue\fR or, if \fIkey\fR is specified, whose
> -\fIcolumn\fR contains a \fIkey\fR with the specified \fIvalue\fR. Any
> -of the operators \fB!=\fR, \fB<\fR, \fB>\fR, \fB<=\fR, or \fB>=\fR may
> -be substituted for \fB=\fR to test for inequality, less than, greater
> -than, less than or equal to, or greater than or equal to,
> -respectively. (Don't forget to escape \fB<\fR or \fB>\fR from
> -interpretation by the shell.)
> -.IP
> -If no \fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR arguments are given,
> -this command waits only until \fIrecord\fR exists. If more than one
> -such argument is given, the command waits until all of them are
> -satisfied.
> -.IP
> -Usually \fBwait\-until\fR should be placed at the beginning of a set
> -of \fBovs\-vsctl\fR commands. For example, \fBwait\-until bridge br0
> -\-\- get bridge br0 datapath_id\fR waits until a bridge named
> -\fBbr0\fR is created, then prints its \fBdatapath_id\fR column,
> -whereas \fBget bridge br0 datapath_id \-\- wait\-until bridge br0\fR
> -will abort if no bridge named \fBbr0\fR exists when \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
> -initially connects to the database.
> -.IP
> -Consider specifying \fB\-\-timeout=0\fR along with
> -\fB\-\-wait\-until\fR, to prevent \fBovs\-vsctl\fR from terminating
> -after waiting only at most 5 seconds.
> -.IP "\fBcomment \fR[\fIarg\fR]..."
> -This command has no effect on behavior, but any database log record
> -created by the command will include the command and its arguments.
> +.so lib/db-ctl-base.man
> .SH "EXAMPLES"
> Create a new bridge named br0 and add port eth0 to it:
> .IP
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
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