-entries to be used as input to
-.I ldapmodify
-or
-.I ldapadd.
-.SH ALTERNATIVE INPUT FORMAT
-An alternative input format is supported for compatibility with older
-versions of
-.I ldapmodify.
-This format consists of one or more entries separated by blank lines,
-where each entry looks like:
-.LP
-.nf
- Distinguished Name (DN)
- attr=value
- [attr=value ...]
-.fi
-.LP
-where \fIattr\fP is the name of the attribute and \fIvalue\fP is the
-value.
-.LP
-By default, values are added. If the
-.RI \- r
-command line flag is
-given, the default is to replace existing values with the new one.
-Note that it is permissible for a given attribute to appear more than
-once (for example, to add more than one value for an attribute). Also
-note that you can use a trailing `\\' to continue values across lines and
-preserve newlines in the value itself (this is useful for modifying
-QUIPU iattr attributes among others).
-.LP
-.I attr
-should be preceded by a \fB-\fP to remove a value. The `=' and
-value should be omitted to remove an entire attribute.
-.LP
-.I attr
-should be preceded by a \fB+\fP to add a value in the presence of the
-\-r flag.
-.LP