The import-ldif arguments are summarized in the following table.

Inclusion and Exclusion Arguments for import-ldif
Argument Description

--includeBranch

Base distinguished name (DN) of a branch to include in the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.

--excludeBranch

Base DN of a branch to exclude from the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.

--includeAttribute

Attribute to include in the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.

--excludeAttribute

Attribute to exclude from the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.

--includeFilter

Search filter to identify entries to include in the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.

--excludeFilter

Search filter to identify entries to exclude from the LDIF import. Can be specified multiple times.

--excludeOperational

Exclude operational attributes from the LDIF import.

--excludeReplication

Exclude replication attributes from the LDIF import.

--excludeSoftDelete

Exclude soft delete entries from the LDIF import.