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title: ldifmodify
description: ldifmodify — apply LDIF changes to LDIF
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# ldifmodify

`ldifmodify` — apply LDIF changes to LDIF

## Synopsis

`ldifmodify {options} source_file [changes_files…​]`

## Description

This utility can be used to apply a set of modify, add, and delete operations to entries contained in an LDIF file.

If standard input is used to specify source or changes, end your input with EOF (Ctrl+D on UNIX, Ctrl+Z on Windows).

## Options

The `ldifmodify` command takes the following options:

Command options:

* `-c | --continueOnError`

  Continue processing even if there are errors. Default: false

* `-o | --outputLdif {file}`

  Write updated entries to {file} instead of stdout. Default: stdout

Utility input/output options:

* `-t | --wrapColumn {wrapColumn}`

  Maximum length of an output line (0 for no wrapping). Default: 0

General options:

* `-V | --version`

  Display Directory Server version information. Default: false

* `-H | --help`

  Display this usage information. Default: false

## Exit codes

* 0

  The command completed successfully.

* \> 0

  An error occurred.