.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBcreate\fI db schema\fR
.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBcompact \fIdb \fR[\fItarget\fR]
+.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBconvert\fI db schema
+\fR[\fItarget\fR]
+.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBneeds\-conversion\fI db schema\fR
+.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdb\-version\fI db\fR
+.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBschema\-version\fI schema\fR
+.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdb\-cksum\fI db\fR
+.br
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBschema\-cksum\fI schema\fR
+.br
\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBquery\fI db transaction\fR
.br
\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI db transaction\fR
set to their default values. All of \fIschema\fR's constraints apply
in full.
.
+.IP "\fBneeds\-conversion\fI db schema\fR"
+Reads the schema embedded in \fIdb\fR and the standalone schema in
+\fIschema\fR and compares them. If the schemas are the same, prints
+\fBno\fR on stdout; if they differ, print \fByes\fR.
+.
+.IP "\fBdb\-version\fI db\fR"
+.IQ "\fBschema\-version\fI schema\fR"
+Prints the version number in the schema embedded within the database
+\fIdb\fR or in the standalone schema \fIschema\fR on stdout. A schema
+version number has the form \fIx\fB.\fIy\fB.\fIz\fR. See
+\fBovs\-vswitchd.conf.db\fR(5) for details.
+.IP
+Schema version numbers and Open vSwitch version numbers are
+independent.
+.IP
+If \fIschema\fR or \fIdb\fR was created before schema versioning was
+introduced, then it will not have a version number and this command
+will print a blank line.
+.
+.IP "\fBdb\-cksum\fI db\fR"
+.IQ "\fBschema\-cksum\fI schema\fR"
+Prints the checksum in the schema embedded within the database
+\fIdb\fR or of the standalone schema \fIschema\fR on stdout.
+.IP
+If \fIschema\fR or \fIdb\fR was created before schema versioning was
+introduced, then it will not have a version number and this command
+will print a blank line.
+.
.IP "\fBquery\fI db transaction\fR"
Opens \fIdb\fR, executes \fItransaction\fR on it, and prints the
results. The \fItransaction\fR must be a JSON array in the format of