+.IP "\fBdb\-version\fI db\fR"
+Reads \fIdb\fR and prints the version number of the schema embedded
+within the database on stdout. A schema version number has the form
+\fIx\fB.\fIy\fB.\fIz\fR. See \fBovs\-vswitchd.conf.db\fR(5) for
+details.
+.IP
+Schema version numbers and Open vSwitch version numbers are
+independent.
+.IP
+If \fIdb\fR was created before schema versioning was introduced, then
+it will not have a version number and this command will print a blank
+line.
+.
+.IP "\fBschema\-version\fI schema\fR"
+Reads \fIschema\fR and prints the schema's version number on stdout.
+.IP
+If \fIschema\fR was created before versioning was introduced, then it
+does not have a version number and this command will print a blank
+line.
+.