ovsdb\-tool \- Open vSwitch database management utility
.
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBcreate\fI db schema\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBcreate \fR[\fIdb\fR [\fIschema\fR]]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBcompact \fIdb \fR[\fItarget\fR]
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBcompact \fR[\fIdb\fR [\fItarget\fR]]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBconvert\fI db schema
-\fR[\fItarget\fR]
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBconvert \fR[\fIdb\fR [\fIschema
+\fR[\fItarget\fR]]]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBneeds\-conversion\fI db schema\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBneeds\-conversion \fR[\fIdb\fR [\fIschema\fR]]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdb\-version\fI db\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdb\-version \fR[\fIdb\fR]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBschema\-version\fI schema\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBschema\-version \fR[\fIschema\fR]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdb\-cksum\fI db\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBdb\-cksum \fR[\fIdb\fR]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBschema\-cksum\fI schema\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBschema\-cksum \fR[\fIschema\fR]
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBquery\fI db transaction\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBquery \fR[\fIdb\fR] \fItransaction\fR
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI db transaction\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact \fR[\fIdb\fR] \fItransaction\fR
.br
-\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] [\fB\-m\fR | \fB\-\-more\fR]... \fBshow\-log\fI db\fR
+\fBovsdb\-tool \fR[\fIoptions\fR] [\fB\-m\fR | \fB\-\-more\fR]... \fBshow\-log \fR[\fIdb\fR]
.br
\fBovsdb\-tool help\fR
.so lib/vlog-syn.man
\fBovsdb\-server\fR(1).
.
.IP "\fBshow\-log\fI db\fR"
-Prints a summary of the records in \fBdb\fR's log, including the time
+Prints a summary of the records in \fIdb\fR's log, including the time
and date at which each database change occurred and any associated
comment. This may be useful for debugging.
.PP
.so lib/vlog.man
.SS "Other Options"
.so lib/common.man
+.SH "FILES"
+The default \fIdb\fR is \fB@sysconfdir@/openvswitch/conf.db\fR. The
+default \fIschema\fR is \fB@pkgdatadir@/vswitch.ovsschema\fR. The
+\fBhelp\fR command also displays these defaults.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.
\fBovsdb\-server\fR(1),