Use ldapsearch -o ldif-wrap=no instead. p. > Full_Name: > Version: > OS: > URL: ftp://ftp.openldap.org/incoming/ > Submission from: (NULL) (96.228.233.77) > > > RFC 2849 states: > > 2) Any non-empty line, including comment lines, in an LDIF file > MAY be folded by inserting a line separator (SEP) and a SPACE. > Folding MUST NOT occur before the first character of the line. > In other words, folding a line into two lines, the first of > which is empty, is not permitted. Any line that begins with a > single space MUST be treated as a continuation of the previous > (non-empty) line. When joining folded lines, exactly one space > character at the beginning of each continued line must be > discarded. Implementations SHOULD NOT fold lines in the middle > of a multi-byte UTF-8 character. > > OpenLDAP (ldapsearch at least) has taken implemented that folding > behavior for LDIF output. > > This causes trouble for anyone trying to use 'ldapsearch | grep > <something>' > for one simple example. > > Would you accept a patch to allow an option which disables line folding? > > > >