given network device, use the \fBadd\-if\fR command to explicitly add
that network device to the datapath.
.PP
-Do not use \fBovs\-dpctl\fR commands to modify datapaths if
-\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8) is in use. Instead, modify the
-\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR configuration file and send \fBSIGHUP\fR to the
-\fBovs\-vswitchd\fR process.
+If \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR(8) is in use, use \fBovs\-vsctl\fR(8) instead
+of \fBovs\-dpctl\fR.
.PP
Most \fBovs\-dpctl\fR commands that work with datapaths take an argument
that specifies the name of the datapath, in one of the following
The following options are currently supported:
.
.RS
-.IP "\fBinternal\fR"
-Instead of attaching an existing \fInetdev\fR, creates an internal
-port (analogous to the local port) with that name.
+.IP "\fBtype=\fItype\fR"
+Specifies the type of port to add. The default type is \fBsystem\fR.
+.IP "\fIkey\fB=\fIvalue\fR"
+Adds an arbitrary key-value option to the port's configuration.
.RE
+.IP
+\fBovs\-vswitchd.conf.db\fR(5) documents the available port types and
+options.
.
.TP
\fBdel\-if \fIdp netdev\fR...
\fIdp\fR monitors.
.
.TP
-\fBdump-dps\fR
+\fBdump\-dps\fR
Prints the name of each configured datapath on a separate line.
.
.TP
datapaths are displayed. Otherwise, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR displays information
about all configured datapaths.
.
-.IP "\fBdump-flows \fIdp\fR"
+.IP "\fBdump\-flows \fIdp\fR"
Prints to the console all flow entries in datapath \fIdp\fR's
flow table.
.IP
table entries that it displays are not
OpenFlow flow entries. Instead, they are different and considerably
simpler flows maintained by the Open vSwitch kernel module.
-.IP "\fBdel-flows \fIdp\fR"
+.IP "\fBdel\-flows \fIdp\fR"
Deletes all flow entries from datapath \fIdp\fR's flow table.
.IP
This command is primarily useful for debugging Open vSwitch. As
-discussed in \fBdump-flows\fR, these entries are
+discussed in \fBdump\-flows\fR, these entries are
not OpenFlow flow entries. By deleting them, the process that set them
up may be confused about their disappearance.
.
-.IP "\fBdump-groups \fIdp\fR"
-Prints to the console the sets of port groups maintained by datapath
-\fIdp\fR. Ordinarily there are at least 2 port groups in a datapath
-that \fBovs\-openflowd\fR or \fBovs\-vswitch\fR is controlling: group
-0 contains
-all ports except those disabled by STP, and group 1 contains all
-ports. Additional or different groups might be used in the future.
-.IP
-This command is primarily useful for debugging Open vSwitch. OpenFlow
-does not have a concept of port groups.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-\fB-t\fR, \fB--timeout=\fIsecs\fR
+\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-timeout=\fIsecs\fR
Limits \fBovs\-dpctl\fR runtime to approximately \fIsecs\fR seconds. If
the timeout expires, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR will exit with a \fBSIGALRM\fR
signal.