-
-.TP
-\fBadd\-dp \fIdp\fR [\fInetdev\fR...]
-
-Creates datapath \fIdp\fR. The name of the new datapath's local port
-depends on how \fIdp\fR is specified: if it takes the form
-\fBdp\fIN\fR, the local port will be named \fBdp\fIN\fR; otherwise,
-the local port's name will be \fIdp\fR.
-
-This will fail if the host already has 256 datapaths, if a network
-device with the same name as the new datapath's local port already
-exists, or if \fIdp\fR is given in the form \fBdp\fIN\fR
-and a datapath numbered \fIN\fR already exists.
-
-If \fInetdev\fRs are specified, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR adds them to the datapath.
-
-.TP
-\fBdel\-dp \fIdp\fR
-Deletes datapath \fIdp\fR. If \fIdp\fR is associated with any network
-devices, they are automatically removed.
-
-.TP
-\fBadd\-if \fIdp netdev\fR[\fIoption\fR...]...
-Adds each \fInetdev\fR to the set of network devices datapath
-\fIdp\fR monitors, where \fIdp\fR is the name of an existing
-datapath, and \fInetdev\fR is the name of one of the host's
-network devices, e.g. \fBeth0\fR. Once a network device has been added
-to a datapath, the datapath has complete ownership of the network device's
-traffic and the network device appears silent to the rest of the
-system.
-
-A \fInetdev\fR may be followed by a comma-separated list of options.
-The following options are currently supported:
-
-.RS
-.IP "\fBinternal\fR"
-Instead of attaching an existing \fInetdev\fR, creates an internal
-port (analogous to the local port) with that name.
-.RE
-
-.TP
-\fBdel\-if \fIdp netdev\fR...
-Removes each \fInetdev\fR from the list of network devices datapath
-\fIdp\fR monitors.
-
-.TP
-\fBshow \fR[\fIdp\fR...]
-Prints a summary of configured datapaths, including their datapath
-numbers and a list of ports connected to each datapath. (The local
-port is identified as port 0.)
-
-If one or more datapaths are specified, information on only those
-datapaths are displayed. Otherwise, \fBovs\-dpctl\fR displays information
-about all configured datapaths.
-
-.IP "\fBdump-flows \fIdp\fR"
-Prints to the console all flow entries in datapath \fIdp\fR's
-flow table.
-
-This command is primarily useful for debugging Open vSwitch. The flow
-table entries that it displays are not
-OpenFlow flow entries. Instead, they are different and considerably
-simpler flows maintained by the Open vSwitch kernel module.
-
-.IP "\fBdel-flows \fIdp\fR"
-Deletes all flow entries from datapath \fIdp\fR's flow table.
-
-This command is primarily useful for debugging Open vSwitch. As
-discussed in \fBdump-flows\fR, these entries are
-not OpenFlow flow entries. By deleting them, the process that set them
-up may be confused about their disappearance.
-
-.IP "\fBdump-groups \fIdp\fR"
-Prints to the console the sets of port groups maintained by datapath
-\fIdp\fR. Ordinarily there are at least 2 port groups in a datapath
-that \fBovs\-openflowd\fR or \fBovs\-vswitch\fR is controlling: group
-0 contains
-all ports except those disabled by STP, and group 1 contains all
-ports. Additional or different groups might be used in the future.
-
-This command is primarily useful for debugging Open vSwitch. OpenFlow
-does not have a concept of port groups.
-