.TH SLAPCAT 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
-.\" $OpenLDAP$
-.\" Copyright 1998-2006 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copyright 1998-2012 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
.\" Copying restrictions apply. See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
+.\" $OpenLDAP$
.SH NAME
slapcat \- SLAPD database to LDIF utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B SBINDIR/slapcat
-.B [\-a filter]
-.B [\-b suffix]
-.B [\-c]
-.B [\-d level]
-.B [\-f slapd.conf]
-.B [\-F confdir]
-.B [\-g]
-.B [\-l ldif-file]
-.B [\-n dbnum]
-.B [\-o name[=value]
-.B [\-s subtree-dn]
-.B [\-v]
-.B
+[\c
+.BI \-a filter\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-b suffix\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-c ]
+[\c
+.BI \-d debug-level\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-f slapd.conf\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-F confdir\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-g ]
+[\c
+.BI \-H URI\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-l ldif-file\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-n dbnum\fR]
+[\c
+.BI \-o option\fR[ = value\fR]]
+[\c
+.BI \-s subtree-dn\fR]
+[\c
+.BR \-v ]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
the specified file.
Databases configured as
.B subordinate
-of this one are also output, unless \fB-g\fP is specified.
+of this one are also output, unless \fB\-g\fP is specified.
.LP
The entry records are presented in database order, not superior first
order. The entry records will include all (user and operational)
operational attributes.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.BI \-a " filter"
+.BI \-a \ filter
Only dump entries matching the asserted filter.
For example
-slapcat -a \\
+slapcat \-a \\
"(!(entryDN:dnSubtreeMatch:=ou=People,dc=example,dc=com))"
will dump all but the "ou=People,dc=example,dc=com" subtree
of the "dc=example,dc=com" database.
+Deprecated; use \fB-H\fP \fIldap:///???(filter)\fP instead.
.TP
-.BI \-b " suffix"
+.BI \-b \ suffix
Use the specified \fIsuffix\fR to determine which database to
-generate output for. The \-b cannot be used in conjunction
+generate output for. The \fB\-b\fP cannot be used in conjunction
with the
.B \-n
option.
.TP
.B \-c
Enable continue (ignore errors) mode.
+Multiple occorrences of
+.B \-c
+make
+.BR slapcat (8)
+try harder.
.TP
-.BI \-d " level"
+.BI \-d \ debug-level
Enable debugging messages as defined by the specified
-.IR level ;
+.IR debug-level ;
see
.BR slapd (8)
for details.
.TP
-.BI \-f " slapd.conf"
+.BI \-f \ slapd.conf
Specify an alternative
.BR slapd.conf (5)
file.
.TP
-.BI \-F " confdir"
+.BI \-F \ confdir
specify a config directory.
If both
-.B -f
+.B \-f
and
-.B -F
+.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
disable subordinate gluing. Only the specified database will be
processed, and not its glued subordinates (if any).
.TP
-.BI \-l " ldif-file"
+.B \-H \ URI
+use dn, scope and filter from URI to only handle matching entries.
+.TP
+.BI \-l \ ldif-file
Write LDIF to specified file instead of standard output.
.TP
-.BI \-n " dbnum"
-Generate output for the \fIdbnum\fR\-th database listed in the
-configuration file. The
+.BI \-n \ dbnum
+Generate output for the \fIdbnum\fR-th database listed in the
+configuration file. The config database
+.BR slapd\-config (5),
+is always the first database, so use
+.B \-n 0
+to select it.
+
+The
.B \-n
cannot be used in conjunction with the
.B \-b
option.
.TP
-.BI \-o " option[=value]"
+.BI \-o \ option\fR[ = value\fR]
Specify an
-.BR option
+.I option
with a(n optional)
-.BR value .
+.IR value .
Possible generic options/values are:
.LP
.nf
syslog=<subsystems> (see `\-s' in slapd(8))
- syslog-level=<level> (see `\-S' in slapd(8))
- syslog-user=<user> (see `\-l' in slapd(8))
+ syslog\-level=<level> (see `\-S' in slapd(8))
+ syslog\-user=<user> (see `\-l' in slapd(8))
-.fi
+ ldif-wrap={no|<n>}
+
+.in
+\fIn\fP is the number of columns allowed for the LDIF output
+(\fIn\fP equal to \fI0\fP uses the default, corresponding to 76).
+Use \fIno\fP for no wrap.
.TP
-.BI \-s " subtree-dn"
+.BI \-s \ subtree-dn
Only dump entries in the subtree specified by this DN.
-Implies `-b subtree-dn' if no
+Implies \fB\-b\fP \fIsubtree-dn\fP if no
.B \-b
or
.B \-n
option is given.
+Deprecated; use \fB-H\fP \fIldap:///subtree-dn\fP instead.
.TP
.B \-v
Enable verbose mode.
.SH LIMITATIONS
-In general, your
+For some backend types, your
.BR slapd (8)
should not be running (at least, not in read-write
-mode) when you do this to ensure consistency of the database.
+mode) when you do this to ensure consistency of the database. It is
+always safe to run
+.B slapcat
+with the
+.BR slapd\-bdb (5),
+.BR slapd\-hdb (5),
+and
+.BR slapd\-null (5)
+backends.
.SH EXAMPLES
To make a text backup of your SLAPD database and put it in a file called
.BR ldif ,
.LP
.nf
.ft tt
- SBINDIR/slapcat -l ldif
+ SBINDIR/slapcat \-l ldif
.ft
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"