.TH SLAPCAT 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
.\" $OpenLDAP$
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+.\" Copyright 1998-2006 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
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.SH NAME
slapcat \- SLAPD database to LDIF utility
.B SBINDIR/slapcat
.B [\-v]
.B [\-c]
+.B [\-g]
.B [\-d level]
.B [\-b suffix]
.B [\-n dbnum]
.B [\-a filter]
.B [\-s subtree-dn]
.B [\-f slapd.conf]
+.B [\-F confdir]
.B [\-l ldif-file]
.B
.LP
It opens the given database determined by the database number or
suffix and writes the corresponding LDIF to standard output or
the specified file.
+Databases configured as
+.B subordinate
+of this one are also output, unless \fB-g\fP is specified.
.LP
The LDIF generated by this tool is suitable for use with
.BR slapadd (8).
.B \-c
Enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
.TP
+.B \-g
+disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database will be
+processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).
+.TP
.BI \-d " level"
Enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
.IR level .
.BR slapd.conf (5)
file.
.TP
+.BI \-F " confdir"
+specify a config directory.
+If both
+.B -f
+and
+.B -F
+are specified, the config file will be read and converted to
+config directory format and written to the specified directory.
+If neither option is specified, an attempt to read the
+default config directory will be made before trying to use the default
+config file. If a valid config directory exists then the
+default config file is ignored.
+.TP
.BI \-l " ldif-file"
Write LDIF to specified file instead of standard output.
.SH LIMITATIONS