.\" -*- nroff -*-
.TH ovsdb\-server 1 "November 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
.ds PN ovsdb\-server
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovsdb\-client
.
.SH NAME
ovsdb\-server \- Open vSwitch database server
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBovsdb\-server\fR
\fIdatabase\fR
-[\fB--remote=\fIremote\fR]\&...
-[\fB--run=\fIcommand\fR]
+[\fB\-\-remote=\fIremote\fR]\&...
+[\fB\-\-run=\fIcommand\fR]
.so lib/daemon-syn.man
.so lib/vlog-syn.man
+.so lib/ssl-syn.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap-syn.man
.so lib/unixctl-syn.man
.so lib/common-syn.man
.
.IP
This option can be useful where a database server is needed only to
run a single command, e.g.:
-.B "ovsdb-server --remote=punix:socket --run='ovsdb-client dump unix:socket Open_vSwitch'"
+.B "ovsdb\-server \-\-remote=punix:socket \-\-run='ovsdb\-client dump unix:socket Open_vSwitch'"
.SS "Daemon Options"
.so lib/daemon.man
.SS "Logging Options"
\fBovs\-appctl\fR(8) can send commands to a running
\fBovsdb\-server\fR process. The currently supported commands are
described below.
-.SS "OVSDB-SERVER COMMANDS"
+.SS "OVSDB\-SERVER COMMANDS"
These commands are specific to \fBovsdb\-server\fR.
.IP "\fBexit\fR"
Causes \fBovsdb\-server\fR to gracefully terminate.
-.IP "\fBovsdb-server/compact\fR"
+.IP "\fBovsdb\-server/compact\fR"
Compacts the database in-place. The database is also automatically
compacted occasionally.
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