tag: Use existing macro instead of constant.

[openvswitch] / ovsdb / ovsdb-client.1.in

diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
index a74b87e56b6fc636e41dc8ff5a48cf58f4883619..c7a1feadf37600b0adc935ec20f75a210d696f14 100644 (file)
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ ovsdb\-client \- command-line interface to \fBovsdb-server\fR(1)
 \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]...]
+[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...]...
 .br
 \fBovsdb\-client help\fR
 .IP "Output formatting options:"
@@ -79,23 +78,29 @@ operations, and prints the received reply on stdout.
 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]...]"
+.IP "\fBmonitor\fI server database table\fR [\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...]..."
 Connects to \fIserver\fR and monitors the contents of \fItable\fR in
 \fIdatabase\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:
+\fIcolumn\fR is specified, only those columns are monitored.  The
+following \fIcolumn\fR names have special meanings:
 .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.
+.IP "\fB!initial\fR"
+Do not print the initial contents of the specified columns.
+.IP "\fB!insert\fR"
+Do not print newly inserted rows.
+.IP "\fB!delete\fR"
+Do not print deleted rows.
+.IP "\fB!modify\fR"
+Do not print modifications to existing rows.
 .RE
 .IP
+Multiple [\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] groups may be specified
+as separate arguments, e.g. to apply different reporting parameters to
+each group.  Whether multiple groups or only a single group is
+specified, any given column may only be mentioned once on the command
+line.
+.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.