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# About this reference

This reference covers PingDS tools, which are bundled with the software. For the `dsconfig` command, also see the [Configuration reference](../configref/preface.html).

* [addrate](addrate.html)

* [authrate](authrate.html)

* [backendstat](backendstat.html)

* [base64](base64.html)

* [changelogstat](changelogstat.html)

* [create-rc-script](create-rc-script.html)

* [dsbackup](dsbackup.html)

* [dsconfig](dsconfig.html)

* [dskeymgr](dskeymgr.html)

* [dsrepl](dsrepl.html)

* [encode-password](encode-password.html)

* [export-ldif](export-ldif.html)

* [import-ldif](import-ldif.html)

* [ldapcompare](ldapcompare.html)

* [ldapdelete](ldapdelete.html)

* [ldapmodify](ldapmodify.html)

* [ldappasswordmodify](ldappasswordmodify.html)

* [ldapsearch](ldapsearch.html)

* [ldifdiff](ldifdiff.html)

* [ldifmodify](ldifmodify.html)

* [ldifsearch](ldifsearch.html)

* [makeldif-template](makeldif-template.html)

* [makeldif](makeldif.html)

* [manage-account](manage-account.html)

* [manage-tasks](manage-tasks.html)

* [modrate](modrate.html)

* [rebuild-index](rebuild-index.html)

* [searchrate](searchrate.html)

* [setup-profile](setup-profile.html)

* [setup](setup.html)

* [start-ds](start-ds.html)

* [status](status.html)

* [stop-ds](stop-ds.html)

* [supportextract](supportextract.html)

* [upgrade](upgrade.html)

* [verify-index](verify-index.html)

* [windows-service](windows-service.html)