\fBdump\-tables \fIswitch\fR
Prints to the console statistics for each of the flow tables used by
\fIswitch\fR.
+.TP
+\fBdump\-table\-features \fIswitch\fR
+Prints to the console features for each of the flow tables used by
+\fIswitch\fR.
.
.TP
\fBdump\-ports \fIswitch\fR [\fInetdev\fR]
associated with that device will be printed. \fInetdev\fR can be an
OpenFlow assigned port number or device name, e.g. \fBeth0\fR.
.
-.TP
-\fBdump\-ports\-desc \fIswitch\fR
+.IP "\fBdump\-ports\-desc \fIswitch\fR [\fIport\fR]"
Prints to the console detailed information about network devices
-associated with \fIswitch\fR (version 1.7 or later). This is a subset
-of the information provided by the \fBshow\fR command.
+associated with \fIswitch\fR. To dump only a specific port, specify
+its number as \fIport\fR. Otherwise, if \fIport\fR is omitted, or if
+it is specified as \fBANY\fR, then all ports are printed. This is a
+subset of the information provided by the \fBshow\fR command.
+.IP
+If the connection to \fIswitch\fR negotiates OpenFlow 1.0, 1.2, or
+1.2, this command uses an OpenFlow extension only implemented in Open
+vSwitch (version 1.7 and later).
+.IP
+Only OpenFlow 1.5 and later support dumping a specific port. Earlier
+versions of OpenFlow always dump all ports.
.
.IP "\fBmod\-port \fIswitch\fR \fIport\fR \fIaction\fR"
Modify characteristics of port \fBport\fR in \fIswitch\fR. \fIport\fR
table). For more information, see ``Q: What versions of OpenFlow does
Open vSwitch support?'' in the Open vSwitch FAQ.
.
-.IP "\fBdump\-groups \fIswitch"
-Prints to the console all group entries in \fIswitch\fR's tables. Each line
-of output is a group entry as described in \fBGroup Syntax\fR below.
+.IP "\fBdump\-groups \fIswitch\fR [\fIgroup\fR]"
+Prints group entries in \fIswitch\fR's tables to console. To dump
+only a specific group, specify its number as \fIgroup\fR. Otherwise,
+if \fIgroup\fR is omitted, or if it is specified as \fBALL\fR, then
+all groups are printed. Each line of output is a group entry as
+described in \fBGroup Syntax\fR below.
+.IP
+Only OpenFlow 1.5 and later support dumping a specific group. Earlier
+versions of OpenFlow always dump all groups.
.
.IP "\fBdump\-group\-features \fIswitch"
Prints to the console the group features of the \fIswitch\fR.
.PP
.IP \fBgroup_id=\fIid\fR
The integer group id of group.
-When this field is specified in \fBdel-groups\fR or \fBdump-groups\fR,
+When this field is specified in \fBdel\-groups\fR or \fBdump\-groups\fR,
the keyword "all" may be used to designate all groups.
.
This field is required.
.
.IP "\fBOXM-OpenFlow12\fR"
.IQ "\fBOXM-OpenFlow13\fR"
+.IQ "\fBOXM-OpenFlow14\fR"
These are the standard OXM (OpenFlow Extensible Match) flow format in
-OpenFlow 1.2 and 1.3, respectively.
-.IP "\fBOXM-OpenFlow14\fR"
-The standard OXM (OpenFlow Extensible Match) flow format in OpenFlow
-1.4. OpenFlow 1.4 is not yet well supported; in particular, the
-implementation is unsafe, such that sending an unsupported message in
-OpenFlow 1.4 to \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR can cause it to crash.
+OpenFlow 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4, respectively.
.RE
.
.IP
collections of flow formats:
.RS
.IP "\fBany\fR"
-Any supported flow format except \fBOXM-OpenFlow14\fR, which is not
-yet well supported (see above).
+Any supported flow format.
.IP "\fBOpenFlow10\fR"
\fBOpenFlow10\-table_id\fR or \fBOpenFlow10+table_id\fR.
.IP "\fBNXM\fR"
\fBNXM\-table_id\fR or \fBNXM+table_id\fR.
.IP "\fBOXM\fR"
-\fBOXM-OpenFlow12\fR or \fBOXM-OpenFlow13\fR. \fBOXM-OpenFlow14\fR is
-not included because it is not yet well supported (see above).
+\fBOXM-OpenFlow12\fR, \fBOXM-OpenFlow13\fR, or \fBOXM-OpenFlow14\fR.
.RE
.
.IP
\fBovs\-ofctl\fR detaches only when executing the \fBmonitor\fR or \
\fBsnoop\fR commands.
.so lib/daemon.man
+.so lib/unixctl.man
.SS "Public Key Infrastructure Options"
.so lib/ssl.man
.so lib/vlog.man