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LDIF
Section: Maintenance Commands (8C)
Updated: 15 November 1995
Index NAME
ldif - convert arbitrary data to LDIF format
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/ldif [-b] attr-name
DESCRIPTION
This program is used to convert arbitrary data to theLDAP Directory Interchange Format (LDIF) described inldif(5).ldifreads data from standard input, converts it,and writes the corresponding LDIF output to standard output.The output is suitable for use as a line in anldif(5)file.
Without the-bflag,ldifconsiders its input a sequence of values to beconverted, one per line. With the-bflag, ldifconsiders its input as a single raw binary value to beconverted. This can be useful when converting binary datasuch as a photo or audio attribute.
See "The SLAPD and SLURPD Administrator's Guide" for more details onusing this program.
OPTIONS
- -b
- This option specifies thatldifshould interpret its input as a single binary value for conversion.Otherwise, it interprets it as a sequence of lines, with each linecontaining a single value.
SEE ALSO
ldap(3),
ldif(5),
ldif2ldbm(8),
slapd(8)
"The SLAPD and SLURPD Administrator's Guide"
Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- SEE ALSO
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