. ns
. IP "\\$1"
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-.TH ovs\-bugtool 8 "September 2010" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.TH ovs\-bugtool 8 "June 2011" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
.\" This program's name:
.ds PN ovs\-bugtool
.
.SH NAME
-ovs\-bugtool \- Open vSwitch
+ovs\-bugtool \- Open vSwitch bug reporting utility
.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ovs\-bugtool
.
.SH DESCRIPTION
Generate a debug bundle with useful information about Open vSwitch on this
-system. The bundle is placed in /var/log/openvswitch.
+system and places it in \fB/var/log/ovs-bugtool\fR.
.
.SH OPTIONS
.
.IP "\fB\-\-all\fR"
-use all available capabilities.
+Use all available capabilities.
.
.IP "\fB\-\-capabilities\fR"
-list \fBovs\-bugtool\fR capabilities.
+List \fBovs\-bugtool\fR capabilities.
.
.IP "\fB\-\-debug\fR"
-print verbose debugging output.
+Print verbose debugging output.
.
-.IP "\fB\-\-entries=\fIlist\fR\fR"
-use the capabilities specified in a comma separated list.
+.IP "\fB\-\-entries=\fIlist\fR"
+Use the capabilities specified in a comma-separated list.
.
-.IP "\fB\-\-output=\fIfiletype\fR\fR"
-generate a debug bundle with the specified file type. Options include \fBtar\fR,
-\fBtar.bz2\fR, and \fBzip\fR.
+.IP "\fB\-\-output=\fIfiletype\fR"
+Generate a debug bundle with the specified file type. Options include
+\fBtar\fR, \fBtar.gz\fR, \fBtar.bz2\fR, and \fBzip\fR.
.
.IP "\fB\-\-silent\fR"
-suppress output.
+Suppress output.
.
.IP "\fB\-\-unlimited\fR"
-do not exclude files which are too large.
+Do not exclude files which are too large.
.
.IP "\fB\-\-yestoall\fR"
-answer yes to all prompts.
+Answer yes to all prompts.
+.
+.SH BUGS
+\fBovs\-bugtool\fR makes many assumptions about file locations and the
+availability of system utilities. It has been tested on Debian and
+Red Hat and derived distributions. On other distributions it is
+likely to be less useful.
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