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ldifdiff - compare two LDAP entries and output with a format of ldapmodify

Synopsis:
ldifdiff [OPTION] file1 file2

Description:
The ldifdiff is a python program to compare two LDAP entries and generate a LDIF
for ldapmodify to modify entries in file1 to entries in file2.

Option:
-b	Decode binary values if encoded by base64.
	The output becomes human readable but ldapmodify might not be able to read.

Examples:

$ cat entry1
dn: cn=Barbara Jensen, dc=example, dc=com
objectClass: person
cn: Barbara Jensen
cn: Babs Jensen
sn: Jensen
title: the most famous mythical manager
mail: bjensen@example.com
uid: bjensen

$ cat entry2
dn: cn=Barbara Jensen, dc=example, dc=com
objectClass: person
cn: Barbara Jensen
cn: Babs Jensen
sn: Jensen
title: the world's most famous mythical manager
mail: bjensen@example.com
uid: bjensen

$ ldifdiff entry1 entry2

dn: cn=Barbara Jensen, dc=example, dc=com
changetype: modify
replace: title
title: the world's most famous mythical manager
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