tests: Fix timing dependency in ovsdb-log test.

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

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index d80310bf4e6562c9d467c267ea47515d2b7ca46b..84565b97014b03d83da914d7ead4dd81e20a01c2 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -459,11 +459,16 @@ records are specified, lists all the records in \fItable\fR.
 The UUIDs shown for rows created in the same \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
 invocation will be wrong.
 .
 The UUIDs shown for rows created in the same \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
 invocation will be wrong.
 .

-.IP "\fBget \fItable record column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]..."
+.IP "[\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR] \fBget \fItable record column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]..."

 Prints the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
 \fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR.  For map columns, a \fIkey\fR may
 optionally be specified, in which case the value associated with
 \fIkey\fR in the column is printed, instead of the entire map.
 Prints the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
 \fIrecord\fR in \fItable\fR.  For map columns, a \fIkey\fR may
 optionally be specified, in which case the value associated with
 \fIkey\fR in the column is printed, instead of the entire map.

+.IP
+For a map column, without \fB\-\-if\-exists\fR it is an error if
+\fIkey\fR does not exist; with it, a blank line is printed.  If
+\fIcolumn\fR is not a map column or if \fIkey\fR is not specified,
+\fB\-\-if\-exists\fR has no effect.

 .
 .IP "[\fB\-\-force\fR] \fBset \fItable record column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
 Sets the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
 .
 .IP "[\fB\-\-force\fR] \fBset \fItable record column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
 Sets the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given