.br
\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR
.br
+\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBmonitor\fI server table\fR
+[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...]
+[\fIselect\fR[\fB,\fIselect\fR]...]
+.br
\fBovsdb\-client help\fR
.IP "Output formatting options:"
[\fB--format=\fIformat\fR]
[\fB--wide\fR]
[\fB--no-heading\fR]
+.so lib/daemon-syn.man
.so lib/vlog-syn.man
+.so lib/ssl-syn.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap-syn.man
.so lib/common-syn.man
.
.SH DESCRIPTION
interacting with a running \fBovsdb\-server\fR process. For each
command, the \fIserver\fR to connect to must be specified in one of
the following forms:
-.IP "\fBtcp:\fIip\fB:\fIport\fR"
-Connect to the given TCP \fIport\fR on \fIip\fR.
-.IP "\fBunix:\fIfile\fR"
-Connect to the Unix domain server socket named \fIfile\fR.
-.IP "\fBptcp:\fIport\fR[\fB:\fIip\fR]"
-Listen on the given TCP \fIport\fR for a connection. By default,
-\fB\*(PN\fR listens for connections to any local IP address, but
-\fIip\fR may be specified to listen only for connections to the given
-\fIip\fR.
-.IP "\fBpunix:\fIfile\fR"
-Listen on the Unix domain server socket named \fIfile\fR for a
-connection.
+.RS
+.so ovsdb/remote-active.man
+.so ovsdb/remote-passive.man
+.RE
.
.SS "Commands"
The following commands are implemented:
a table listing the names, type, and comment (if any) on each column. If
\fItable\fR is specified, only columns in that table are listed;
otherwise, the tables include columns in all tables.
-.IP "\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR"
+.
+.IP "\fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR"
Connects to \fIserver\fR, sends it the specified \fItransaction\fR,
which must be a JSON array containing one or more valid OVSDB
operations, and prints the received reply on stdout.
+.
+.IP "\fBmonitor\fI server table\fR [\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] [\fIselect\fR[\fB,\fIselect\fR]...]"
+Connects to \fIserver\fR and monitors the contents of \fItable\fR. By
+default, the initial contents of \fItable\fR are printed, followed by
+each change as it occurs. If at least one \fIcolumn\fR is specified,
+only those columns are monitored. If at least one \fIselect\fR is
+specified, they are interpreted as follows:
+.RS
+.IP "\fBinitial\fR"
+Print the initial contents of the specified columns.
+.IP "\fBinsert\fR"
+Print newly inserted rows.
+.IP "\fBdelete\fR"
+Print deleted rows.
+.IP "\fBmodify\fR"
+Print old and new values of modified rows.
+.RE
+.IP
+If \fB--detach\fR is used with \fBmonitor\fR, then \fBovsdb\-client\fR
+detaches after it has successfully received and printed the initial
+contents of \fItable\fR.
.SH OPTIONS
.SS "Output Formatting Options"
Much of the output from \fBovsdb\-client\fR is in the form of tables.
This option suppresses the heading row that otherwise appears in the
first row of table output.
.
+.IP "\fB--pretty\fR"
+By default, JSON in output is printed as compactly as possible. This
+option causes JSON in output to be printed in a more readable
+fashion. Members of objects and elements of arrays are printed one
+per line, with indentation.
+.IP
+This option does not affect JSON in tables, which is always printed
+compactly.
+.
+.SS "Daemon Options"
+The daemon options apply only to the \fBmonitor\fR command. With any
+other command, they have no effect.
+.so lib/daemon.man
.SS "Logging Options"
.so lib/vlog.man
+.so lib/ssl.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
.SS "Other Options"
.so lib/common.man
.SH "SEE ALSO"