.TH LDAPSEARCH 1 "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
.\" $OpenLDAP$
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+.\" Copyright 1998-2011 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
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.SH NAME
ldapsearch \- LDAP search tool
[\c
.BR \-v ]
[\c
-.BR \-t[t] ]
+.BR \-t [ t ]]
[\c
.BI \-T \ path\fR]
[\c
[\c
.BR \-A ]
[\c
-.BR \-L[L[L]] ]
+.BR \-L [ L [ L ]]]
[\c
-.BR \-M[M] ]
+.BR \-M [ M ]]
[\c
.BI \-S \ attribute\fR]
[\c
[\c
.BI \-b \ searchbase\fR]
[\c
-.BI \-s \ base\fR\||\|\fIone\fR\||\|\fIsub\fR\||\|\fIchildren\fR]
+.BR \-s \ { base \||\| one \||\| sub \||\| children }]
[\c
-.BI \-a \ never\fR\||\|\fIalways\fR\||\|\fIsearch\fR\||\|\fIfind\fR]
+.BR \-a \ { never \||\| always \||\| search \||\| find }]
[\c
-.BI \-P \ 2\fR\||\|\fI3\fR]
+.BR \-P \ { 2 \||\| 3 }]
[\c
-.BR \-e \ [!]ext[=extparam]]
+.BR \-e \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]]
[\c
-.BR \-E \ [!]ext[=extparam]]
+.BR \-E \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]]
[\c
.BI \-l \ timelimit\fR]
[\c
.BI \-z \ sizelimit\fR]
[\c
-.BR \-O \ security-properties ]
+.BI \-O \ security-properties\fR]
[\c
.BR \-I ]
[\c
[\c
.BI \-Y \ mech\fR]
[\c
-.BR \-Z[Z] ]
+.BR \-Z [ Z ]]
.I filter
[\c
.IR attrs... ]
opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds, and performs a search
using specified parameters. The \fIfilter\fP should conform to
the string representation for search filters as defined in RFC 4515.
-If not provided, the default filter, (objectClass=*), is used.
+If not provided, the default filter, \fB(objectClass=*)\fP, is used.
.LP
If
.B ldapsearch
finds one or more entries, the attributes specified by
-\fIattrs\fP are returned. If * is listed, all user attributes are
-returned. If + is listed, all operational attributes are returned.
+\fIattrs\fP are returned. If \fB*\fP is listed, all user attributes are
+returned. If \fB+\fP is listed, all operational attributes are returned.
If no \fIattrs\fP are listed, all user attributes are returned. If only
1.1 is listed, no attributes will be returned.
.LP
.TP
.B \-n
Show what would be done, but don't actually perform the search. Useful for
-debugging in conjunction with -v.
+debugging in conjunction with \fB\-v\fP.
.TP
.B \-c
Continuous operation mode. Errors are reported, but ldapsearch will continue
with searches. The default is to exit after reporting an error. Only useful
-in conjunction with -f.
+in conjunction with \fB\-f\fP.
.TP
.B \-u
Include the User Friendly Name form of the Distinguished Name (DN)
.B \-v
Run in verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.
.TP
-.B \-t[t]
-A single -t writes retrieved non-printable values to a set of temporary
+.BR \-t [ t ]
+A single \fB\-t\fP writes retrieved non-printable values to a set of temporary
files. This is useful for dealing with values containing non-character
-data such as jpegPhoto or audio. A second -t writes all retrieved values to
+data such as jpegPhoto or audio. A second \fB\-t\fP writes all retrieved values to
files.
.TP
.BI \-T \ path
Write temporary files to directory specified by \fIpath\fP (default:
-/var/tmp/)
+\fB/var/tmp/\fP)
.TP
.BI \-F \ prefix
-URL prefix for temporary files. Default is file://\fIpath\fP/ where
-\fIpath\fP is /var/tmp/ or specified with -T.
+URL prefix for temporary files. Default is \fBfile://\fIpath\fP where
+\fIpath\fP is \fB/var/tmp/\fP or specified with \fB\-T\fP.
.TP
.B \-A
Retrieve attributes only (no values). This is useful when you just want to
.B \-L
Search results are display in LDAP Data Interchange Format detailed in
.BR ldif (5).
-A single -L restricts the output to LDIFv1.
-A second -L disables comments.
-A third -L disables printing of the LDIF version.
+A single \fB\-L\fP restricts the output to LDIFv1.
+ A second \fB\-L\fP disables comments.
+A third \fB\-L\fP disables printing of the LDIF version.
The default is to use an extended version of LDIF.
.TP
-.B \-M[M]
+.BR \-M [ M ]
Enable manage DSA IT control.
.B \-MM
makes control critical.
.BR ldap_sort (3)
for more details. Note that
.B ldapsearch
-normally prints out entries as it receives them. The use of the
-.B \-S
+normally prints out entries as it receives them. The use of the \fB\-S\fP
option defeats this behavior, causing all entries to be retrieved,
then sorted, then printed.
.TP
Where it is desired that the search filter include a \fB%\fP character,
the character should be encoded as \fB\\25\fP (see RFC 4515).
If \fIfile\fP is a single
-\fI-\fP character, then the lines are read from standard input.
+\fB\-\fP character, then the lines are read from standard input.
.B ldapsearch
will exit when the first non-successful search result is returned,
-unless -c is used.
+unless \fB\-c\fP is used.
.TP
.B \-x
Use simple authentication instead of SASL.
.TP
.BI \-D \ binddn
Use the Distinguished Name \fIbinddn\fP to bind to the LDAP directory.
-For SASL Binds, the server is expected to ignore this value.
+For SASL binds, the server is expected to ignore this value.
.TP
.B \-W
Prompt for simple authentication.
.TP
.BI \-h \ ldaphost
Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server is running.
-Deprecated in favor of -H.
+Deprecated in favor of \fB\-H\fP.
.TP
.BI \-p \ ldapport
Specify an alternate TCP port where the ldap server is listening.
-Deprecated in favor of -H.
+Deprecated in favor of \fB\-H\fP.
.TP
.BI \-b \ searchbase
Use \fIsearchbase\fP as the starting point for the search instead of
the default.
.TP
-.BI \-s \ base\fR\||\|\fIone\fR\||\|\fIsub\fR\||\|\fIchildren
+.BR \-s \ { base \||\| one \||\| sub \||\| children }
Specify the scope of the search to be one of
-.IR base ,
-.IR one ,
-.IR sub ,
+.BR base ,
+.BR one ,
+.BR sub ,
or
-.I children
+.B children
to specify a base object, one-level, subtree, or children search.
The default is
-.IR sub .
+.BR sub .
Note:
.I children
scope requires LDAPv3 subordinate feature extension.
.TP
-.BI \-a \ never\fR\||\|\fIalways\fR\||\|\fIsearch\fR\||\|\fIfind
+.BR \-a \ { never \||\| always \||\| search \||\| find }
Specify how aliases dereferencing is done. Should be one of
-.IR never ,
-.IR always ,
-.IR search ,
+.BR never ,
+.BR always ,
+.BR search ,
or
-.I find
+.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 \-P \ 2\fR\||\|\fI3
+.BR \-P \ { 2 \||\| 3 }
Specify the LDAP protocol version to use.
.TP
-.B \-e \fI[!]ext[=extparam]\fP
+.BR \-e \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]
.TP
-.B \-E \fI[!]ext[=extparam]\fP
+.BR \-E \ [ ! ] \fIext\fP [ =\fIextparam\fP ]
-Specify general extensions with -e and search extensions with -E.
-\'!\' indicates criticality.
+Specify general extensions with \fB\-e\fP and search extensions with \fB\-E\fP.
+\'\fB!\fP\' indicates criticality.
General extensions:
.nf
- [!]assert=<filter> (an RFC 4515 Filter)
- [!]authzid=<authzid> ("dn:<dn>" or "u:<user>")
+ [!]assert=<filter> (an RFC 4515 Filter)
+ !authzid=<authzid> ("dn:<dn>" or "u:<user>")
+ [!]bauthzid (RFC 3829 authzid control)
+ [!]chaining[=<resolve>[/<cont>]]
[!]manageDSAit
[!]noop
ppolicy
- [!]postread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
- [!]preread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
- abandon, cancel (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel; not really controls)
+ [!]postread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
+ [!]preread[=<attrs>] (a comma-separated attribute list)
+ [!]relax
+ sessiontracking[=<username>]
+ abandon,cancel,ignore (SIGINT sends abandon/cancel,
+ or ignores response; if critical, doesn't wait for SIGINT.
+ not really controls)
.fi
Search extensions:
.nf
- [!]domainScope (domain scope)
- [!]mv=<filter> (matched values filter)
+ !dontUseCopy
+ [!]domainScope (domain scope)
+ [!]mv=<filter> (matched values filter)
[!]pr=<size>[/prompt|noprompt] (paged results/prompt)
- [!]sss=[
-]<attr[:OID]>[/[-]<attr[:OID]>...] (server side sorting)
+ [!]sss=[
\-]<attr[:OID]>[/[\-]<attr[:OID]>...] (server side sorting)
[!]subentries[=true|false] (subentries)
- [!]sync=ro[/<cookie>] (LDAP Sync refreshOnly)
+ [!]sync=ro[/<cookie>] (LDAP Sync refreshOnly)
rp[/<cookie>][/<slimit>] (LDAP Sync refreshAndPersist)
+ [!]vlv=<before>/<after>(/<offset>/<count>|:<value>) (virtual list view)
+ [!]deref=derefAttr:attr[,attr[...]][;derefAttr:attr[,attr[...]]]
+ [!]<oid>[=<value>]
.fi
.TP
.BI \-l \ timelimit
Specify the requested authorization ID for SASL bind.
.I authzid
must be one of the following formats:
-.B dn:\c
-.I <distinguished name>
+.BI dn: "<distinguished name>"
or
-.B u:\c
-.I <username>
+.BI u: <username>
.TP
.BI \-Y \ mech
Specify the SASL mechanism to be used for authentication. If it's not
specified, the program will choose the best mechanism the server knows.
.TP
-.B \-Z[Z]
+.BR \-Z [ Z ]
Issue StartTLS (Transport Layer Security) extended operation. If you use
-.B \-ZZ\c
-, the command will require the operation to be successful.
+\fB\-ZZ\fP, the command will require the operation to be successful.
.SH OUTPUT FORMAT
If one or more entries are found, each entry is written to standard
output in LDAP Data Interchange Format or
...
.fi
.LP
-If the -t option is used, the URI of a temporary file
-is used in place of the actual value. If the -A option
+If the \fB\-t\fP option is used, the URI of a temporary file
+is used in place of the actual value. If the \fB\-A\fP option
is given, only the "attributename" part is written.
.SH EXAMPLE
The following command:
.LP
.nf
- ldapsearch -LLL "(sn=smith)" cn sn telephoneNumber
+ ldapsearch \-LLL "(sn=smith)" cn sn telephoneNumber
.fi
.LP
will perform a subtree search (using the default search base and
cn: John Smith
cn: John T. Smith
sn: Smith
- sn;lang-en: Smith
- sn;lang-de: Schmidt
- telephoneNumber: 1 555 123-4567
+ sn;lang\-en: Smith
+ sn;lang\-de: Schmidt
+ telephoneNumber: 1 555 123\-4567
dn: uid=sss,dc=example,dc=com
cn: Steve Smith
cn: Steve S. Smith
sn: Smith
- sn;lang-en: Smith
- sn;lang-de: Schmidt
- telephoneNumber: 1 555 765-4321
+ sn;lang\-en: Smith
+ sn;lang\-de: Schmidt
+ telephoneNumber: 1 555 765\-4321
.fi
.LP
The command:
.LP
.nf
- ldapsearch -LLL -u -t "(uid=xyz)" jpegPhoto audio
+ ldapsearch \-LLL \-u \-t "(uid=xyz)" jpegPhoto audio
.fi
.LP
will perform a subtree search using the default search base for entries
.nf
dn: uid=xyz,dc=example,dc=com
ufn: xyz, example, com
- audio:< file:///tmp/ldapsearch-audio-a19924
- jpegPhoto:< file:///tmp/ldapsearch-jpegPhoto-a19924
+ audio:< file:///tmp/ldapsearch\-audio\-a19924
+ jpegPhoto:< file:///tmp/ldapsearch\-jpegPhoto\-a19924
.fi
.LP
This command:
.LP
.nf
- ldapsearch -LLL -s one -b "c=US" "(o=University*)" o description
+ ldapsearch \-LLL \-s one \-b "c=US" "(o=University*)" o description
.fi
.LP
will perform a one-level search at the c=US level for all entries
o: University of Colorado at Denver
o: UCD
o: CU/Denver
- o: CU-Denver
+ o: CU\-Denver
description: Institute for Higher Learning and Research
dn: o=University of Florida,c=US
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