ovs-appctl: Document -T and --timeout options.
Acked-by: Russell Bryant
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ ovs\-appctl \- utility for configuring running Open vSwitch daemons
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.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBovs\-appctl\fR [\fB\-\-target=\fItarget\fR | \fB\-t\fR \fItarget\fR]
+[\fB\-T \fIsecs\fR | \fB\-\-timeout=\fIsecs\fR]
\fIcommand \fR[\fIarg\fR...]
.br
-\fBovs\-appctl\fR \-\-help
+\fBovs\-appctl \fB\-\-help\fR
.br
-\fBovs\-appctl\fR \-\-version
+\fBovs\-appctl \fB\-\-version\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Open vSwitch daemons accept certain commands at runtime to control their
behavior and query their settings. Every daemon accepts a common set of
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ directory.
.IP
The default target is \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR.
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+.IP "\fB\-T \fIsecs\fR"
+.IQ "\fB\-\-timeout=\fIsecs\fR"
+By default, or with a \fIsecs\fR of \fB0\fR, \fBovs\-appctl\fR waits
+forever to connect to the daemon and receive a response. This option
+limits runtime to approximately \fIsecs\fR seconds. If the timeout
+expires, \fBovs\-appctl\fR exits with a \fBSIGALRM\fR signal.
+.
.SH COMMON COMMANDS
Every Open vSwitch daemon supports a common set of commands, which are
documented in this section.
