+.BI \-b \ searchbase
+Use \fIsearchbase\fP as the starting point for the search instead of
+the default.
+.TP
+.BR \-s \ { base \||\| one \||\| sub \||\| children }
+Specify the scope of the search to be one of
+.BR base ,
+.BR one ,
+.BR sub ,
+or
+.B children
+to specify a base object, one-level, subtree, or children search.
+The default is
+.BR sub .
+Note:
+.I children
+scope requires LDAPv3 subordinate feature extension.
+.TP
+.BR \-a \ { never \||\| always \||\| search \||\| find }
+Specify how aliases dereferencing is done. Should be one of
+.BR never ,
+.BR always ,
+.BR search ,
+or
+.B find
+to specify that aliases are never dereferenced, always dereferenced,
+dereferenced when searching, or dereferenced only when locating the
+base object for the search. The default is to never dereference aliases.
+.TP
+.BI \-l \ timelimit
+wait at most \fItimelimit\fP seconds for a search to complete.
+A timelimit of
+.I 0
+(zero) or
+.I none
+means no limit.
+A timelimit of
+.I max
+means the maximum integer allowable by the protocol.
+A server may impose a maximal timelimit which only
+the root user may override.
+.TP
+.BI \-z \ sizelimit
+retrieve at most \fIsizelimit\fP entries for a search.
+A sizelimit of
+.I 0
+(zero) or
+.I none
+means no limit.
+A sizelimit of
+.I max
+means the maximum integer allowable by the protocol.
+A server may impose a maximal sizelimit which only
+the root user may override.