/usr/bin/ldapurl --help — Chainguard OS Manuals

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usage: ldapurl [options]

generates RFC 4516 LDAP URL with extensions

URL options:
  -a attrs   comma separated list of attributes
  -b base    (RFC 4514 LDAP DN)
  -E ext     (format: "ext=value"; multiple occurrences allowed)
  -f filter  (RFC 4515 LDAP filter)
  -h host
  -p port    (default: 389 for ldap, 636 for ldaps)
  -s scope   (RFC 4511 searchScope and extensions)
  -S scheme  (RFC 4516 LDAP URL scheme and extensions)

Options (8)

Option	Description	Source
`-a` attrs	comma separated list of attributes	help
`-b` base	(RFC 4514 LDAP DN)	help
`-E` ext	(format: "ext=value";	help
`-f` filter	(RFC 4515 LDAP filter)	help
`-h` host		help
`-p` port	(default: 389 for ldap, 636 for ldaps)	help
`-s` scope	(RFC 4511 searchScope and extensions)	help
`-S` scheme	(RFC 4516 LDAP URL scheme and extensions)	help

Examples (4) from the manual page, untested

ldapurl -h ldap.example.com -b dc=example,dc=com -s sub -f "(cn=Some One)"
The following command:
ldap://ldap.example.com:389/dc=example,dc=com??sub?(cn=Some%20One)
returns
ldapurl -H ldap://ldap.example.com:389/dc=example,dc=com??sub?(cn=Some%20One)
The command:
scheme: ldap
returns

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