NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO
The ldif command formats input by adding base 64 encoding to make it suitable for inclusion in an LDIF file. This makes it easy to include binary data, such as JPEG images, along with other textual attribute values. In an LDIF file, base 64 encoded attribute values are indicated by a :: encoded data In addition to binary data, other values that must be base 64 encoded include: any value that begins with a semicolon (;) or a space, and any value that contains non-ASCII data, including newlines. The ldif command takes any input and formats it with the correct line continuation and appropriate attribute information. See the Directory Server Administration Guide.
The following options are supported:
Specifies that the ldif command should interpret the entire input as a single binary value. As an alternative to the -b option, you can use the :<URL specifier notation, which is simpler to use. For example: jpegphoto:<file:///tmp/myphoto.jpg Although the official notation requires three /// the user of one /is tolerated.
The following exit values are returned:
Successful completion.
An error occurred.
On error, verbose error messages are output to standard output.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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Availability | SUNWdsvu |
Stability Level | Committed Private |
directoryserver(1M), ldapmodify(1)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | EXIT STATUS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO