ovsdb: Monitor support.

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
index 0337c3dc2..9825d327b 100644
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ ovsdb\-client \- command-line interface to \fBovsdb-server\fR(1)
 .br
 \fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR
 .br
+\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBmonitor\fI server table\fR
+[\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...]
+[\fIselect\fR[\fB,\fIselect\fR]...]
+.br
 \fBovsdb\-client help\fR
 .IP "Output formatting options:"
 [\fB--format=\fIformat\fR]
@@ -62,10 +66,28 @@ Connects to \fIserver\fR, retrieves the database schema, and prints
 a table listing the names, type, and comment (if any) on each column.  If
 \fItable\fR is specified, only columns in that table are listed;
 otherwise, the tables include columns in all tables.
-.IP "\fBovsdb\-client \fR[\fIoptions\fR] \fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR"
+.
+.IP "\fBtransact\fI server transaction\fR"
 Connects to \fIserver\fR, sends it the specified \fItransaction\fR,
 which must be a JSON array containing one or more valid OVSDB
 operations, and prints the received reply on stdout.
+.
+.IP "\fBmonitor\fI server table\fR [\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] [\fIselect\fR[\fB,\fIselect\fR]...]"
+Connects to \fIserver\fR and monitors the contents of \fItable\fR.  By
+default, the initial contents of \fItable\fR are printed, followed by
+each change as it occurs.  If at least one \fIcolumn\fR is specified,
+only those columns are monitored.  If at least one \fIselect\fR is
+specified, they are interpreted as follows:
+.RS
+.IP "\fBinitial\fR"
+Print the initial contents of the specified columns.
+.IP "\fBinsert\fR"
+Print newly inserted rows.
+.IP "\fBdelete\fR"
+Print deleted rows.
+.IP "\fBmodify\fR"
+Print old and new values of modified rows.
+.RE
 .SH OPTIONS
 .SS "Output Formatting Options"
 Much of the output from \fBovsdb\-client\fR is in the form of tables.