tables. Each line in \fIfile\fR is a flow entry in the format
described in \fBFLOW SYNTAX\fR, below.
+.TP
+\fBmod-flows \fIswitch flow\fR
+Modify the actions in entries from the datapath \fIswitch\fR's tables
+that match \fIflow\fR. When invoked with the \fB--strict\fR option,
+wildcards are not treated as active for matching purposes. See
+\fBFLOW SYNTAX\fR, below, for the syntax of \fIflows\fR.
+
.TP
\fBdel-flows \fIswitch \fR[\fIflow\fR]
Deletes entries from the datapath \fIswitch\fR's tables that match
-\fIflow\fR. If \fIflow\fR is omitted, all flows in the datapath's
-tables are removed. See \fBFLOW SYNTAX\fR, below, for the syntax of
-\fIflows\fR.
+\fIflow\fR. When invoked with the \fB--strict\fR option, wildcards are
+not treated as active for matching purposes. If \fIflow\fR is
+omitted and the \fB--strict\fR option is not used, all flows in the
+datapath's tables are removed. See \fBFLOW SYNTAX\fR, below, for the
+syntax of \fIflows\fR.
.TP
\fBmonitor \fIswitch\fR
\fB255\fR, statistics are gathered about flows from all tables.
.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB--strict\fR
+Uses strict matching when running flow modification commands.
+
.TP
\fB-t\fR, \fB--timeout=\fIsecs\fR
Limits \fBdpctl\fR runtime to approximately \fIsecs\fR seconds. If