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\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]...]
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