ovs-vsctl: Allow setting arbitrary database columns in add-port, add-bond.

[sliver-openvswitch.git] / utilities / ovs-vsctl.8.in

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index ee1eadf..031615c 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -225,19 +225,28 @@ commands treat a bonded port as a single entity.
 Lists all of the ports within \fIbridge\fR on standard output, one per
 line.  The local port \fIbridge\fR is not included in the list.
 .
-.IP "[\fB\-\-may\-exist\fR] \fBadd\-port \fIbridge port\fR"
+.IP "[\fB\-\-may\-exist\fR] \fBadd\-port \fIbridge port \fR[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fR=\fIvalue\fR]\&...\fR"
 Creates on \fIbridge\fR a new port named \fIport\fR from the network
 device of the same name.
 .IP
+Optional arguments set values of column in the Port record created by
+the command.  For example, \fBtag=9\fR would make the port an access
+port for VLAN 9.  The syntax is the same as that for the \fBset\fR
+command (see \fBDatabase Commands\fR below).
+.IP
 Without \fB\-\-may\-exist\fR, attempting to create a port that exists
 is an error.  With \fB\-\-may\-exist\fR, \fIport\fR may already exist
 (but it must be on \fIbridge\fR and not be a bonded port).
 .
-.IP "[\fB\-\-fake\-iface\fR] \fBadd\-bond \fIbridge port iface\fR\&..."
+.IP "[\fB\-\-fake\-iface\fR] \fBadd\-bond \fIbridge port iface\fR\&... [\fIcolumn\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fR=\fIvalue\fR]\&...\fR"
 Creates on \fIbridge\fR a new port named \fIport\fR that bonds
 together the network devices given as each \fIiface\fR.  At least two
 interfaces must be named.
 .IP
+Optional arguments set values of column in the Port record created by
+the command.  The syntax is the same as that for the \fBset\fR command
+(see \fBDatabase Commands\fR below).
+.IP
 With \fB\-\-fake\-iface\fR, a fake interface with the name \fIport\fR is
 created.  This should only be used for compatibility with legacy
 software that requires it.