[ovs-dev] [PATCH] ovs-vsctl: Document a pitfall of the syntax for maps.

[Ansis Atteka]

Looks, good but given example expands to "other-config=0=x
other-config=1=y" instead of "other-config=0=x other-config=0=y" , right?


On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at nicira.com>
> ---
>  utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in |    6 ++++--
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
> index a4a6766..d3d8849 100644
> --- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
> +++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
> @@ -558,8 +558,10 @@ follow the syntax for the column's key type and value
> type,
>  respectively.  When multiple pairs are present (separated by spaces or
>  a comma), duplicate keys are not allowed, and again the order is not
>  important.  Duplicate values are allowed.  An empty map is represented
> -as \fB{}\fR, and curly braces may be optionally enclose non-empty maps
> -as well.
> +as \fB{}\fR.  Curly braces may optionally enclose non-empty maps as
> +well (but use quotes to prevent the shell from expanding
> +\fBother-config={0=x,1=y}\fR into \fBother-config=0=x
> +other-config=0=y\fR, which may not have the desired effect).
>  .
>  .ST "Database Command Syntax"
>  .IP "[\fB\-\-columns=\fIcolumn\fR[\fB,\fIcolumn\fR]...] \fBlist \fItable
> \fR[\fIrecord\fR]..."
> --
> 1.7.2.5
>
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