</para>
<para>
- Commands that reference a database have a
- <parameter>DB</parameter> argument. This is either a database
- name, such as <filename>locking.tdb</filename> or a database ID
- such as "0x42fe72c5".
+ Commands that reference a database use the following terms:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>DB</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This is either a database name, such as
+ <filename>locking.tdb</filename> or a database ID such
+ as "0x42fe72c5".
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>DB-LIST</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A space separated list of at least one
+ <parameter>DB</parameter>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect2>
<title>attach <parameter>DBNAME</parameter> [persistent]</title>
<para>
- This is a debugging command. This command will make the CTDB daemon create a new CTDB database and attach to it.
+ Create a new CTDB database called DBNAME and attach to it on
+ all nodes.
+ </para>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2>
+ <title>detach <parameter>DB-LIST</parameter></title>
+ <para>
+ Detach specified non-persistent database(s) from the cluster. This
+ command will disconnect specified database(s) on all nodes in
+ the cluster. This command should only be used when none of the
+ specified database(s) are in use.
</para>
</refsect2>