ldifdiff — compare small LDIF files
Synopsis
ldifdiff {options} source target
Description
This utility can be used to compare two LDIF files and report the differences in LDIF format.
If standard input is used to specify source or target, end your input with EOF (Ctrl+D on UNIX, Ctrl+Z on Windows).
Options
The ldifdiff command takes the following options:
Command options:
-B | --excludeBranch {branchDN}Base DN of a branch to exclude when comparing entries.
-e | --excludeAttribute {attribute}Attribute to ignore when comparing entries.
-o | --outputLdif {file}Write differences to {file} instead of stdout.
Default: stdout
-x | --exactMatchMatch values byte-for-byte instead of using equality matching rules, which can be useful when comparing schema files.
Default: false
Utility input/output options:
-t | --wrapColumn {wrapColumn}Maximum length of an output line (0 for no wrapping).
Default: 0
General options:
-V | --versionDisplay Directory Server version information.
Default: false
-H | --helpDisplay this usage information.
Default: false
Exit Codes
- 0
No differences were found.
- 1
Differences were found.
- other
An error occurred.
Examples
The following example demonstrates use of the command with two small LDIF files:
$cat /path/to/newuser.ldifdn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com uid: newuser objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: top cn: New User sn: User ou: People mail: newuser@example.com userPassword: changeme$cat /path/to/neweruser.ldifdn: 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.ldifdn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com changetype: modify add: userPassword userPassword: secret12 - delete: userPassword userPassword: changeme - add: description description: A new description.