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Incomplete update of LDIF, refer to RFC

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Kurt Zeilenga 2000-06-18 19:41:49 +00:00
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@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ The basic form of an LDIF entry is:
.nf
.ft tt
dn: <distinguished name>
<attrtype>: <attrvalue>
<attrtype>: <attrvalue>
<attrtype>:: <base64-encoded-value>
<attrtype>:< <URL>
<attrdesc>: <attrvalue>
<attrdesc>: <attrvalue>
<attrdesc>:: <base64-encoded-value>
<attrdesc>:< <URL>
...
.ft
.fi
.LP
The value may be specified as ASCII text or as base64 encoded data,
or a URL may be provided to the location of the attribute value.
The value may be specified as UTF-8 text or as base64 encoded data,
or a URI may be provided to the location of the attribute value.
.LP
A line may be continued by starting the next line with a single space
or tab, e.g.,
@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ or tab, e.g.,
.ft
.fi
.LP
Lines beginning with a sharpe sign ('#') are ignored.
.LP
Multiple attribute values are specified on separate lines, e.g.,
.LP
.nf
@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ the value " begins with a space" would be encoded like this:
.fi
.LP
If the attribute value is located in a file, the <attrtype> is
followed by a ':<' and a file:// URL. e.g., the value contained
followed by a ':<' and a file:// URI. e.g., the value contained
in the file /tmp/value would be listed like this:
.LP
.nf
@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ in the file /tmp/value would be listed like this:
cn:< file://tmp/value
.ft
.fi
Other URI schemes (ftp,http) may be supported as well.
.LP
Multiple entries within the same LDIF file are separated by blank
lines.
@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ Here is an example of an LDIF file containing three entries.
cn: Barbara J Jensen
cn: Babs Jensen
objectclass: person
description:< file://tmp/barbara
description:< file://tmp/babs
sn: Jensen
dn: cn=Bjorn J Jensen, dc=OpenLDAP, dc=Org
@ -100,14 +103,14 @@ Here is an example of an LDIF file containing three entries.
.ft
.fi
.LP
Notice that the jpegPhoto in Jennifer Jensen's entry is encoded using
base 64.
Notice that the description in Barbara Jensen's entry is
read from file://tmp/babs and the jpegPhoto in Jennifer
Jensen's entry is encoded using base 64.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ldap (3),
.BR ldapsearch (1),
.BR ldapadd (1)
.LP
"The SLAPD and SLURPD Administrator's Guide"
.BR "LDAP Data Interchange Format," Good, G., RFC 2849.
.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.B OpenLDAP
is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/).