2011-2013ForgeRock AS ldifdiff1 OpenDJ ldifdiff compare small LDIF files ldifdiff options source.ldif target.ldif 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. -S, --singleValueChanges Each attribute-level change should be written as a separate modification per attribute value rather than one modification per entry. -V, --version Display version information. -?, -H, --help Display usage information. 0 The command completed successfully. > 0 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. $ ldifdiff /path/to/newuser.ldif /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.