ldifsearch1 ldifsearch search LDIF with LDAP filters ldifsearch options filter attribute Description This utility can be used to perform search operations against data in an LDIF file. Options The following options are supported. The base DN for the search. Multiple base DNs may be specified by providing the option multiple times. If no base DN is provided, then the root DSE will be used. The path to the file containing the search filter(s) to use. If this is not provided, then the filter must be provided on the command line after all configuration options. LDIF file containing the data to search. Multiple files may be specified by providing the option multiple times. If no files are provided, the data will be read from standard input. The path to the output file to which the matching entries should be written. If this is not provided, then the data will be written to standard output. Any existing output file should be overwritten rather than appending to it. The scope for the search. It must be one of 'base', 'one', 'sub', or 'subordinate'. If it is not provided, then 'sub' will be used. Maximum length of time (in seconds) to spend processing. Default value: 0 Long lines should not be wrapped. Display version information. Maximum number of matching entries to return. Default value: 0 Display usage information. Exit Codes 0 The command completed successfully. > 0 An error occurred. Examples The following example demonstrates use of the command. $ ldifsearch -l /path/to/Example.ldif -b dc=example,dc=com uid=bjensen dn: uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: posixAccount objectClass: top uid: bjensen userpassword: hifalutin facsimiletelephonenumber: +1 408 555 1992 givenname: Barbara cn: Barbara Jensen cn: Babs Jensen telephonenumber: +1 408 555 1862 sn: Jensen roomnumber: 0209 homeDirectory: /home/bjensen mail: bjensen@example.com l: Cupertino ou: Product Development ou: People uidNumber: 1076 gidNumber: 1000