.br
\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR
.br
+\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdump\fI server database\fR
+.br
\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBmonitor\fI server database table\fR
[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...]
[\fIselect\fR[\fB,\fIselect\fR]...]
\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
.
.IP "\fBlist-tables\fI server database\fR"
Connects to \fIserver\fR, retrieves the schema for \fIdatabase\fR, and
-prints a table listing the names and comments (if any) on each table
+prints a table listing the name of each table
within the database.
.
.IP "\fBlist-columns\fI server database \fR[\fItable\fR]"
Connects to \fIserver\fR, retrieves the schema for \fIdatabase\fR, and
-prints a table listing the names, type, and comment (if any) on each
+prints a table listing the name and type of each
column. If \fItable\fR is specified, only columns in that table are
listed; otherwise, the tables include columns in all tables.
.
which must be a JSON array containing one or more valid OVSDB
operations, and prints the received reply on stdout.
.
+.IP "\fBdump\fI server database\fR"
+Connects to \fIserver\fR, retrieves all of the data in \fIdatabase\fR,
+and prints it on stdout as a series of tables.
+.
.IP "\fBmonitor\fI server database table\fR [\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] [\fIselect\fR[\fB,\fIselect\fR]...]"
Connects to \fIserver\fR and monitors the contents of \fItable\fR in
\fIdatabase\fR. By default, the initial contents of \fItable\fR are
.
.IP "\fB-f \fIformat\fR"
.IQ "\fB--format=\fIformat\fR"
-Sets the basic type of output formatting. The following types of
+Sets the type of table formatting. The following types of
\fIformat\fR are available:
.RS
.IP "\fBtable\fR (default)"
Comma-separated values as defined in RFC 4180.
.RE
.
-.IP "\fB--wide\fR"
-In \fBtable\fR output (the default), when standard output is a
-terminal device, by default lines are truncated at a width of 79
-characters. Specifying this option prevents line truncation.
+.IP "\fB-d \fIformat\fR"
+.IP "\fB--data=\fIformat\fR"
+Sets the formatting for cells within output tables. The following
+types of \fIformat\fR are available:
+.RS
+.IP "\fBstring\fR (default)"
+The simple format described in \fBovs-vsctl\fR(8).
+.IP "\fBjson\fR"
+JSON.
+.RE
.
.IP "\fB--no-heading\fR"
This option suppresses the heading row that otherwise appears in the
.so lib/daemon.man
.SS "Logging Options"
.so lib/vlog.man
+.SS "Public Key Infrastructure Options"
.so lib/ssl.man
.so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
.SS "Other Options"