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.\"    Manual: System Administration tools
.\"    Source: LDB 1.1
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.TH "LDBEDIT" "1" "10/06/2023" "LDB 1\&.1" "System Administration tools"
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.SH "NAME"
ldbedit \- Edit LDB databases using your preferred editor
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBldbedit\fR\ 'u
\fBldbedit\fR [\-?] [\-\-usage] [\-s\ base|one|sub] [\-b\ basedn] [\-a] [\-e\ editor] [\-H\ LDB\-URL] [expression] [attributes...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
ldbedit is a utility that allows you to edit LDB entries (in tdb files, sqlite files or LDAP servers) using your preferred editor\&. ldbedit generates an LDIF file based on your query, allows you to edit the LDIF, and then merges that LDIF back into the LDB backend\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-?, \-\-help
.RS 4
Show list of available options, and a phrase describing what that option does\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-usage
.RS 4
Show list of available options\&. This is similar to the help option, however it does not provide any description, and is hence shorter\&.
.RE
.PP
\-H <ldb\-url>
.RS 4
LDB URL to connect to\&. For a tdb database, this will be of the form tdb://\fIfilename\fR\&. For a LDAP connection over unix domain sockets, this will be of the form ldapi://\fIsocket\fR\&. For a (potentially remote) LDAP connection over TCP, this will be of the form ldap://\fIhostname\fR\&. For an SQLite database, this will be of the form sqlite://\fIfilename\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\-s one|sub|base
.RS 4
Search scope to use\&. One\-level, subtree or base\&.
.RE
.PP
\-a, \-all
.RS 4
Edit all records\&. This allows you to apply the same change to a number of records at once\&. You probably want to combine this with an expression of the form "objectclass=*"\&.
.RE
.PP
\-e editor, \-\-editor editor
.RS 4
Specify the editor that should be used (overrides the VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables)\&. If this option is not used, and neither VISUAL nor EDITOR environment variables are set, then the vi editor will be used\&.
.RE
.PP
\-b basedn
.RS 4
Specify Base Distinguished Name to use\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Make ldbedit more verbose about the operations that are being performed\&. Without this option, ldbedit will only provide a summary change line\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.PP
LDB_URL
.RS 4
LDB URL to connect to\&. This can be overridden by using the \-H command\-line option\&.)
.RE
.PP
VISUAL and EDITOR
.RS 4
Environment variables used to determine what editor to use\&. VISUAL takes precedence over EDITOR, and both are overridden by the \-e command\-line option\&.
.RE
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This man page is correct for version 1\&.1 of LDB\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
ldb(3), ldbmodify(1), ldbdel(1), ldif(5), vi(1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
ldb was written by
\m[blue]\fBAndrew Tridgell\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
.PP
If you wish to report a problem or make a suggestion then please see the
\m[blue]\fB\%http://ldb.samba.org/\fR\m[]
web site for current contact and maintainer information\&.
.PP
This manpage was written by Jelmer Vernooij and updated by Brad Hards\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
Andrew Tridgell
.RS 4
\%https://www.samba.org/~tridge/
.RE
