+.IP "\fB\-\-run=\fIcommand\fR]"
+Ordinarily \fBovsdb\-server\fR runs forever, or until it is told to
+exit (see \fBRUNTIME MANAGEMENT COMMANDS\fR below). With this option,
+\fBovsdb\-server\fR instead starts a shell subprocess running
+\fIcommand\fR. When the subprocess terminates, \fBovsdb\-server\fR
+also exits gracefully. If the subprocess exits normally with exit
+code 0, then \fBovsdb\-server\fR exits with exit code 0 also;
+otherwise, it exits with exit code 1.
+.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'"