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authorBen Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>2010-01-28 14:00:22 -0800
committerBen Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>2010-01-28 16:10:01 -0800
commit3ef917b5699874c46131c1d8731fafc5246c0dd1 (patch)
tree62d98836721068f8b9074eefbb4d617c1a1cda47 /utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
parent3da1c516ba4556970040747c9d4778b87986da52 (diff)
downloadopenvswitch-3ef917b5699874c46131c1d8731fafc5246c0dd1.tar.gz
ovs-vsctl: Make "create" command print new row's UUID.
Also, document limitations of other commands regarding UUIDs of new rows.
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diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index 84e978e6f..d80310bf4 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ overridden this way.
.IP "\fBlist \fItable \fR[\fIrecord\fR]..."
List the values of all columns of each specified \fIrecord\fR. If no
records are specified, lists all the records in \fItable\fR.
+.IP
+The UUIDs shown for rows created in the same \fBovs\-vsctl\fR
+invocation will be wrong.
.
.IP "\fBget \fItable record column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]..."
Prints the value of each specified \fIcolumn\fR in the given
@@ -498,7 +501,7 @@ that are allowed to be empty.
.IP "\fB\-\-force create \fItable column\fR[\fB:\fIkey\fR]\fB=\fIvalue\fR..."
Creates a new record in \fItable\fR and sets the initial values of
each \fIcolumn\fR. Columns not explicitly set will receive their
-default values.
+default values. Outputs the UUID of the new row.
.IP
This command requires the \fB\-\-force\fR option.
.