-\fBadd\-dp \fIdp\fR [\fInetdev\fR...]
-
-Creates datapath \fIdp\fR. The name of the new datapath's local port
-depends on how \fIdp\fR is specified: if it takes the form
-\fBdp\fIN\fR, the local port will be named \fBdp\fIN\fR; if \fIdp\fR
-is \fBnl:\fI, the local port will be named \fBof\fIN\fR; otherwise,
-the local port's name will be \fIdp\fR.
-
-This will fail if the host already has 256 datapaths, if a network
-device with the same name as the new datapath's local port already
-exists, or if \fIdp\fR is given in the form \fBdp\fIN\fR or
-\fBnl:\fIN\fR and a datapath numbered \fIN\fR already exists.
-
-If \fInetdev\fRs are specified, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR adds them to the datapath.
-
+\fBadd\-dp \fIdp\fR [\fInetdev\fR[\fB,\fIoption\fR]...]
+Creates datapath \fIdp\fR, with a local port also named \fIdp\fR.
+This will fail if a network device \fIdp\fR already exists.
+.IP
+If \fInetdev\fRs are specified, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR adds them to the
+new datapath, just as if \fBadd\-if\fR was specified.
+.