ovsdb-client: Open vSwitch database JSON-RPC client
usage: ovsdb-client [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARG...]

Valid commands are:

  list-dbs [SERVER]
    list databases available on SERVER

  get-schema [SERVER] [DATABASE]
    retrieve schema for DATABASE from SERVER

  get-schema-version [SERVER] [DATABASE]
    retrieve schema for DATABASE from SERVER and report only its
    version number on stdout

  get-schema-cksum [SERVER] [DATABASE]
    retrieve schema for DATABASE from SERVER and report only its
    checksum on stdout

  list-tables [SERVER] [DATABASE]
    list tables for DATABASE on SERVER

  list-columns [SERVER] [DATABASE] [TABLE]
    list columns in TABLE (or all tables) in DATABASE on SERVER

  transact [SERVER] TRANSACTION
    run TRANSACTION (params for "transact" request) on SERVER
    and print the results as JSON on stdout

  query [SERVER] TRANSACTION
    run TRANSACTION (params for "transact" request) on SERVER,
    as read-only, and print the results as JSON on stdout

  monitor [SERVER] [DATABASE] TABLE [COLUMN,...]...
    monitor contents of COLUMNs in TABLE in DATABASE on SERVER.
    COLUMNs may include !initial, !insert, !delete, !modify
    to avoid seeing the specified kinds of changes.

  monitor-cond [SERVER] [DATABASE] CONDITION TABLE [COLUMN,...]...
    monitor contents that match CONDITION of COLUMNs in TABLE in
    DATABASE on SERVER.
    COLUMNs may include !initial, !insert, !delete, !modify
    to avoid seeing the specified kinds of changes.

  monitor-cond-since [SERVER] [DATABASE] [LASTID] CONDITION TABLE [COLUMN,...]...
    monitor contents that match CONDITION of COLUMNs in TABLE in
    DATABASE on SERVER, since change after LASTID.
    LASTID specifies transaction ID after which the monitoring
    starts, which works only for cluster mode. If ignored, it
    defaults to an all-zero uuid.
    Other arguments are the same as in monitor-cond.

  convert [SERVER] SCHEMA
    convert database on SERVER named in SCHEMA to SCHEMA.

  needs-conversion [SERVER] SCHEMA
    tests whether SCHEMA's db on SERVER needs conversion.

  monitor [SERVER] [DATABASE] ALL
    monitor all changes to all columns in all tables

  wait [SERVER] DATABASE STATE
    wait until DATABASE reaches STATE ("added" or "connected" or "removed")
    in DATBASE on SERVER.

  dump [SERVER] [DATABASE] [TABLE [COLUMN]...]
    dump contents of COLUMNs, TABLE (or all tables) in DATABASE
    on SERVER to stdout

  backup [SERVER] [DATABASE] > SNAPSHOT
    dump database contents in the form of a database file

  [--force] restore [SERVER] [DATABASE] < SNAPSHOT
    restore database contents from a database file

  lock [SERVER] LOCK
    create or wait for LOCK in SERVER

  steal [SERVER] LOCK
    steal LOCK from SERVER

  unlock [SERVER] LOCK
    unlock LOCK from SERVER

The default SERVER is unix:/run/openvswitch/db.sock.
The default DATABASE is Open_vSwitch.

Active SERVER connection methods:
  tcp:HOST:PORT           PORT at remote HOST
  ssl:HOST:PORT           SSL/TLS PORT at remote HOST
  unix:FILE               Unix domain socket named FILE
Passive SERVER connection methods:
  ptcp:PORT[:IP]          listen to TCP PORT on IP
  pssl:PORT[:IP]          listen for SSL/TLS on PORT on IP
  punix:FILE              listen on Unix domain socket FILE
PKI configuration (required to use SSL/TLS):
  -p, --private-key=FILE  file with private key
  -c, --certificate=FILE  file with certificate for private key
  -C, --ca-cert=FILE      file with peer CA certificate
  --bootstrap-ca-cert=FILE  file with peer CA certificate to read or create
SSL/TLS options:
  --ssl-protocols=PROTOS    range of SSL/TLS protocols to enable
  --ssl-ciphers=CIPHERS     list of SSL/TLS ciphers to enable
                            with TLSv1.2 and earlier
  --ssl-ciphersuites=SUITES list of SSL/TLS ciphersuites to
                            enable with TLSv1.3 and later

Output formatting options:
  -f, --format=FORMAT         set output formatting to FORMAT
                              ("table", "html", "csv", or "json")
  -d, --data=FORMAT           set table cell output formatting to
                              FORMAT ("string", "bare", or "json")
  --no-headings               omit table heading row
  --pretty                    pretty-print JSON in output
  --bare                      equivalent to "--format=list --data=bare --no-headings"
  --timestamp                 timestamp "monitor" output
Daemon options:
  --detach                run in background as daemon
  --monitor               creates a process to monitor this daemon
  --user=username[:group] changes the effective daemon user:group
  --no-chdir              do not chdir to '/'
  --pidfile[=FILE]        create pidfile (default: /run/openvswitch/ovsdb-client.pid)
  --overwrite-pidfile     with --pidfile, start even if already running

Logging options:
  -vSPEC, --verbose=SPEC   set logging levels
  -v, --verbose            set maximum verbosity level
  --log-file[=FILE]        enable logging to specified FILE
                           (default: /var/log/openvswitch/ovsdb-client.log)
  --syslog-method=(libc|unix:file|udp:ip:port)
                           specify how to send messages to syslog daemon
  --syslog-target=HOST:PORT  also send syslog msgs to HOST:PORT via UDP

Replay options:
  --record[=DIR]            turn on writing replay files
  --replay[=DIR]            run from replay files

Other options:
  -t, --timeout=SECS          limits ovsdb-client runtime to
                              approximately SECS seconds.
  -h, --help                  display this help message
  -V, --version               display version information