| Search | Command |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, and return all attributes and values | ldapsearch -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations,com using port 389, and return attribute names only | ldapsearch -A -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, return all attributes, and de-reference any aliases found | ldapsearch -a always -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, and return attributes=mail, cn, sn, givenname | ldapsearch -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" mail cn sn givenname |
| (cn=Mike*) under base "ou=West,o=Renovations, c=US" on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, and return all attributes and values | ldapsearch -b "ou=West,o=Renovations,c=US" -h ldap.renovations.com "(cn=Mike*)" |
| One level on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, and return all attributes and values | ldapsearch -s onelevel -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| One level on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, and return all attributes and values, but with scope limited to base | ldapsearch -s base -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389; return all attributes and values; do not exceed the time limit of five seconds | ldapsearch -l 5 -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389; return all attributes and values; do not exceed the size limit of five | ldapsearch -z 5 -h ldap.renovations.com "objectClass=*" |
| All entries on host ldap.renovations.com using port 389, binding as user "cn=John Doe,o=Renovations" with a password of "password", and return all attributes and values in LDIF format | ldapsearch -h ldap.renovations.com -D "cn=john doe,o=renovations" -w password -L "objectClass=*" |
| Search the host ldap.renovations.com using port 389. All attributes that anonymous are allowed to see are returned for the entry "cn=John Doe,o=Renovations" | ldapsearch -h ldap.renovations.com -s base -b "cn=john doe,o=renovations" "objectClass=*" |