2011-2013ForgeRock AS ldif-diff1 OpenDJ ldif-diff compare small LDIF files ldif-diff options This utility can be used to compare two LDIF files and report the differences in LDIF format. The following options are supported. -a, --ignoreAttrs {file} File containing a list of attributes to ignore when computing the difference. --checkSchema Takes into account the syntax of the attributes as defined in the schema to make the value comparison. The provided LDIF files must conform to the server schema. -e, --ignoreEntries {file} File containing a list of entries (DN) to ignore when computing the difference. -o, --outputLDIF {file} File to which the output should be written. -O, --overwriteExisting Any existing output file should be overwritten rather than appending to it. -r, --useCompareResultCode Use the LDAP compare result as an exit code for reporting differences between the two LDIF files. -s, --sourceLDIF {file} LDIF file to use as the source data. -S, --singleValueChanges Each attribute-level change should be written as a separate modification per attribute value rather than one modification per entry. -t, --targetLDIF {file} LDIF file to use as the target data. -V, --version Display version information. -?, -H, --help Display usage information. 0 The command completed successfully. 5 The -r option was used, and no differences are reported. 6 The-r option was used, and differences are reported. other An error occurred. The following example demonstrates use of the command with two small LDIF files. $ cat /path/to/newuser.ldif dn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com uid: newuser objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: top cn: New User sn: User ou: People mail: newuser@example.com userPassword: changeme $ cat /path/to/neweruser.ldif dn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com uid: newuser objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: top cn: New User sn: User ou: People mail: newuser@example.com userPassword: secret12 description: A new description. $ ldif-diff -s /path/to/newuser.ldif -t /path/to/neweruser.ldif dn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com changetype: modify add: userPassword userPassword: secret12 - delete: userPassword userPassword: changeme - add: description description: A new description.