[ovs-dev] [PATCH] ovs-ofctl.8: commit is required with alg in ct().

[Russell Bryant]

The "alg=" argument to the ct() action only makes sense when used in
combination with "commit".  Add this to the documentation to help make
it clear.

Signed-off-by: Russell Bryant <russell at ovn.org>
---
 utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
index 1b280ef..74b88d8 100644
--- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
@@ -1745,6 +1745,9 @@ connection arrives which is related, the \fBct\fR action will set the
 .RE
 .
 .IP
+The \fBcommit\fR parameter should be specified to use \fBalg=\fIalg\fR.
+.
+.IP
 When committing related connections, the \fBct_mark\fR for that connection is
 inherited from the current \fBct_mark\fR stored with the original connection
 (ie, the connection created by \fBct(alg=...)\fR).
-- 
2.5.0