entries that match the specified flows. With \fB\-\-strict\fR,
wildcards are not treated as active for matching purposes.
.
-.IP "\fBreplace\-flows \fIswitch file\fR"
+.IP "[\fB\-\-readd\fR] \fBreplace\-flows \fIswitch file\fR"
Reads flow entries from \fIfile\fR (or \fBstdin\fR if \fIfile\fR is
\fB\-\fR) and queries the flow table from \fIswitch\fR. Then it fixes
up any differences, adding flows from \fIflow\fR that are missing on
\fIfile\fR, and updating flows in \fIswitch\fR whose actions, cookie,
or timeouts differ in \fIfile\fR.
.
+.IP
+With \fB\-\-readd\fR, \fBovs\-ofctl\fR adds all the flows from
+\fIfile\fR, even those that exist with the same actions, cookie, and
+timeout in \fIswitch\fR. This resets all the flow packet and byte
+counters to 0, which can be useful for debugging.
+.
.IP "\fBdiff\-flows \fIsource1 source2\fR"
Reads flow entries from \fIsource1\fR and \fIsource2\fR and prints the
differences. A flow that is in \fIsource1\fR but not in \fIsource2\fR
.
.RS
.IP \fBoutput\fR:\fIport\fR
-Outputs the packet on the port specified by \fIport\fR.
+.IQ \fBoutput\fR:\fIsrc\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]
+Outputs the packet. If \fIport\fR is an OpenFlow port number, outputs directly
+to it. Otherwise, outputs to the OpenFlow port number read from \fIsrc\fR
+which must be an NXM field as described above. Outputting to an NXM field is
+an OpenFlow extension which is not supported by standard OpenFlow switches.
+.IP
+Example: \fBoutput:NXM_NX_REG0[16..31]\fR outputs to the OpenFlow port number
+written in the upper half of register 0.
.
.IP \fBenqueue\fR:\fIport\fB:\fIqueue\fR
Enqueues the packet on the specified \fIqueue\fR within port
.RS
.
.IP \fBresubmit\fB:\fIport\fR
-Re-searches the OpenFlow flow table with the \fBin_port\fR field
-replaced by \fIport\fR and executes the actions found, if any, in
-addition to any other actions in this flow entry. Recursive
-\fBresubmit\fR actions are ignored.
+.IQ \fBresubmit\fB(\fR[\fIport\fR]\fB,\fR[\fItable\fR]\fB)
+Re-searches this OpenFlow flow table (or the table whose number is
+specified by \fItable\fR) with the \fBin_port\fR field replaced by
+\fIport\fR (if \fIport\fR is specified) and executes the actions
+found, if any, in addition to any other actions in this flow entry.
+.IP
+Recursive \fBresubmit\fR actions are obeyed up to an
+implementation-defined maximum depth. Open vSwitch 1.0.1 and earlier
+did not support recursion; Open vSwitch before 1.2.90 did not support
+\fItable\fR.
.
.IP \fBset_tunnel\fB:\fIid\fR
.IQ \fBset_tunnel64\fB:\fIid\fR
If outputting to a port that encapsulates the packet in a tunnel and
-supports an identifier (such as GRE), sets the identifier to \fBid\fR.
+supports an identifier (such as GRE), sets the identifier to \fIid\fR.
If the \fBset_tunnel\fR form is used and \fIid\fR fits in 32 bits,
then this uses an action extension that is supported by Open vSwitch
1.0 and later. Otherwise, if \fIid\fR is a 64-bit value, it requires
\fIhh\fR may be included. Pairs of hex digits may be separated by
periods for readability.
.
-.IP "\fBmove:\fIsrc\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]->\fIdst\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]\fR"
+.IP "\fBmove:\fIsrc\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]\->\fIdst\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]\fR"
Copies the named bits from field \fIsrc\fR to field \fIdst\fR.
\fIsrc\fR and \fIdst\fR must be NXM field names as defined in
\fBnicira\-ext.h\fR, e.g. \fBNXM_OF_UDP_SRC\fR or \fBNXM_NX_REG0\fR.
Examples: \fBmove:NXM_NX_REG0[0..5]\->NXM_NX_REG1[26..31]\fR copies the
six bits numbered 0 through 5, inclusive, in register 0 into bits 26
through 31, inclusive;
-\fBmove:NXM_NX_REG0[0..15]->NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI[]\fR copies the least
+\fBmove:NXM_NX_REG0[0..15]\->NXM_OF_VLAN_TCI[]\fR copies the least
significant 16 bits of register 0 into the VLAN TCI field.
.
.IP "\fBload:\fIvalue\fB\->\fIdst\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]"
Writes \fIvalue\fR to bits \fIstart\fR through \fIend\fR, inclusive,
-in field \fBdst\fR.
+in field \fIdst\fR.
.IP
Example: \fBload:55\->NXM_NX_REG2[0..5]\fR loads value 55 (bit pattern
\fB110111\fR) into bits 0 through 5, inclusive, in register 2.
\fIdst\fB[\fIstart\fB..\fIend\fB]\fR, which must be an NXM field as described
above.
.IP
-Example: \fBbundle_load(eth_src,0,hrw,ofport,NXM_NX_REG0[],slaves:4,8)\fR uses
-an Ethernet source hash with basis 0, to select between OpenFlow ports 4 and 8
-using the Highest Random Weight algorithm, and writes the selection to
-\fBNXM_NX_REG0[]\fR.
+Example: \fBbundle_load(eth_src, 0, hrw, ofport, NXM_NX_REG0[],
+slaves:4, 8)\fR uses an Ethernet source hash with basis 0, to select
+between OpenFlow ports 4 and 8 using the Highest Random Weight
+algorithm, and writes the selection to \fBNXM_NX_REG0[]\fR.
.IP
Refer to \fBnicira\-ext.h\fR for more details.
.RE
.
-.IP
-(The OpenFlow protocol supports other actions that \fBovs\-ofctl\fR does
-not yet expose to the user.)
-.
.PP
The \fBadd\-flow\fR, \fBadd\-flows\fR, and \fBmod\-flows\fR commands
support an additional optional field: