ovs-vsctl: Add "remove" and "clear" commands.

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

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index a206a3b..d05b809 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -497,6 +497,26 @@ Adds the specified value or key-value pair to \fIcolumn\fR in
 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 "\fBremove \fItable record column \fR\fIvalue\fR..."
+.IQ "\fBremove \fItable record column \fR\fIkey\fR..."
+.IQ "\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 "\fBclear \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.
+.
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 Create a new bridge named br0 and add port eth0 to it:
 .IP