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.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBovs\-vsctl\fR [\fIoptions\fR] \fIcommand \fR[\fIargs\fR\&...]
+[\fB\-\-\fR \fIcommand \fR[\fIargs\fR\&...]]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBovs\-vsctl\fR program configures \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8), mainly
changes will only take effect when \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR is started.
.PP
By default, each time \fBovs\-vsctl\fR runs, it examines and,
-depending on the requested command, possibly applies changes to an
+depending on the requested command or commands, possibly applies
+changes to an
\fBovs\-vswitchd.conf\fR file. Then, if it applied any changes and if
\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR is running, it tells \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR to reload
the modified configuration file and waits for the reload to complete
changes that it makes to the system log. This option disables this
logging.
.IP "\fB\-\-oneline\fR"
-Modifies the output format so that the output for a command is printed
+Modifies the output format so that the output for each command is printed
on a single line. New-line characters that would otherwise separate
-lines are printed as \fB\\n\fR, and any instances of \fB\\fR that
+lines are printed as \fB\\n\fR, and any instances of \fB\\\fR that
would otherwise appear in the output are doubled.
+Prints a blank line for each command that has no output.
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.SH COMMANDS
The commands implemented by \fBovs\-vsctl\fR are described in the
.IP "\fBiface\-to\-br \fIiface\fR"
Prints the name of the bridge that contains \fIiface\fR on standard
output.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+Create a new bridge named br0 and add port eth0 to it:
+.IP
+.B "ovs-vsctl add\-br br0"
+.br
+.B "ovs-vsctl add\-port br0 eth0"
+.PP
+Alternatively, perform both operations in a single atomic transaction:
+.IP
+.B "ovs-vsctl add\-br br0 \-\- add\-port br0 eth0"
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.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.IP "0"