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diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/man/ldbedit.1.xml b/source4/lib/ldb/man/ldbedit.1.xml index e2b2fd053f..3cfcce89f1 100644 --- a/source4/lib/ldb/man/ldbedit.1.xml +++ b/source4/lib/ldb/man/ldbedit.1.xml @@ -2,130 +2,199 @@ <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <refentry id="ldbedit.1"> -<refmeta> + <refmeta> <refentrytitle>ldbedit</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> -</refmeta> + </refmeta> -<refnamediv> + <refnamediv> <refname>ldbedit</refname> - <refpurpose>Edit LDB databases using your favorite editor</refpurpose> -</refnamediv> + <refpurpose>Edit LDB databases using your preferred editor</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> -<refsynopsisdiv> + <refsynopsisdiv> <cmdsynopsis> - <command>ldbedit</command> - <arg choice="opt">-h</arg> - <arg choice="opt">-s base|one|sub</arg> - <arg choice="opt">-b basedn</arg> - <arg chioce="opt">-a</arg> - <arg choice="opt">-e editor</arg> - <arg choice="opt">-H LDB-URL</arg> - <arg choice="opt">expression</arg> - <arg choice="opt">attributes</arg> + <command>ldbedit</command> + <arg choice="opt">-?</arg> + <arg choice="opt">--usage</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-s base|one|sub</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-b basedn</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-a</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-e editor</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-H LDB-URL</arg> + <arg choice="opt">expression</arg> + <arg rep="repeat" choice="opt">attributes</arg> </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> <title>DESCRIPTION</title> - <para>ldbedit is a utility that allows you to edit LDB files using - your favorite editor. ldbedit generates an LDIF file based on - your query, allows you to edit it and then merges it back - into the LDB database. + <para>ldbedit is a utility that allows you to edit LDB entries (in + tdb files, sqlite files or LDAP servers) using your preferred editor. + ldbedit generates an LDIF file based on your query, allows you to edit + the LDIF, and then merges that LDIF back into the LDB backend. </para> </refsect1> -<refsect1> + <refsect1> <title>OPTIONS</title> - + <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term>-h</term> - <listitem><para> - Show list of available options.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-H <ldb-url></term> - <listitem><para> - LDB URL to connect to. See ldb(7) for details. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-s one|sub|base</term> - <listitem><para>Search scope to use. One-level, subtree or base.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-a</term> - <listitem><para>Edit all records. </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-e editor</term> - <listitem><para>Specify the editor that should be used (overrides - the VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables).</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>-b basedn</term> - <listitem><para>Specify Base DN to use.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>-?</term> + <term>--help</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Show list of available options, and a phrase describing what that option + does. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>--usage</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Show list of available options. This is similar to the help option, + however it does not provide any description, and is hence shorter. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-H <ldb-url></term> + <listitem> + <para> + LDB URL to connect to. For a tdb database, + this will be of the form + tdb://<replaceable>filename</replaceable>. + For a LDAP connection over unix domain + sockets, this will be of the form + ldapi://<replaceable>socket</replaceable>. For + a (potentially remote) LDAP connection over + TCP, this will be of the form + ldap://<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>. For + an SQLite database, this will be of the form + sqlite://<replaceable>filename</replaceable>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-s one|sub|base</term> + <listitem><para>Search scope to use. One-level, subtree or base.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-a</term> + <term>-all</term> + <listitem> + <para>Edit all records. This allows you to + apply the same change to a number of records + at once. You probably want to combine this + with an expression of the form + "objectclass=*". + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-e editor</term> + <term>--editor editor</term> + <listitem> + <para>Specify the editor that should be used (overrides + the VISUAL and EDITOR environment + variables). If this option is not used, and + neither VISUAL nor EDITOR environment variables + are set, then the vi editor will be used. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-b basedn</term> + <listitem><para>Specify Base Distinguished Name to use.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-v</term> + <term>--verbose</term> + <listitem> + <para>Make ldbedit more verbose about the + operations that are being performed. Without + this option, ldbedit will only provide a + summary change line. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> -</refsect1> + </refsect1> -<refsect1> + <refsect1> <title>ENVIRONMENT</title> <variablelist> - <varlistentry><term>LDB_URL</term> - <listitem><para>LDB URL to connect to (can be overrided by using the - -H command-line option.)</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry><term>VISUAL and EDITOR</term> - <listitem><para>Environment variables used to determine what - editor to use. If VISUAL isn't set, EDITOR is used. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>LDB_URL</term> + <listitem> + <para>LDB URL to connect to. This can be + overridden by using the -H command-line option.) + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>VISUAL and EDITOR</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Environment variables used to determine what + editor to use. VISUAL takes precedence over + EDITOR, and both are overridden by the + -e command-line option. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> -</refsect1> + </refsect1> -<refsect1> + <refsect1> <title>VERSION</title> - + <para>This man page is correct for version 4.0 of the Samba suite.</para> -</refsect1> + </refsect1> -<refsect1> + <refsect1> <title>SEE ALSO</title> + + <para>ldb(7), ldbmodify(1), ldbdel(1), ldif(5), vi(1)</para> - <para>ldb(7), ldbmodify, ldbdel, ldif(5)</para> + </refsect1> -</refsect1> - -<refsect1> + <refsect1> <title>AUTHOR</title> - <para> ldb was written by - <ulink url="http://samba.org/~tridge/">Andrew Tridgell</ulink>. + <para> + ldb was written by + <ulink url="http://samba.org/~tridge/">Andrew Tridgell</ulink>. </para> <para> -If you wish to report a problem or make a suggestion then please see -the <ulink url="http://ldb.samba.org/"/> web site for -current contact and maintainer information. + If you wish to report a problem or make a suggestion then please see + the <ulink url="http://ldb.samba.org/"/> web site for + current contact and maintainer information. </para> - <para>This manpage was written by Jelmer Vernooij.</para> + <para> + This manpage was written by Jelmer Vernooij and updated + by Brad Hards. + </para> -</refsect1> + </refsect1> </refentry> diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c index 570179c2e1..4d47cf27c9 100644 --- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c +++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static void usage(void) printf(" -b basedn choose baseDN\n"); printf(" -a edit all records (expression 'objectclass=*')\n"); printf(" -e editor choose editor (or $VISUAL or $EDITOR)\n"); - printf(" -v verbose mode)\n"); + printf(" -v verbose mode\n"); exit(1); } |