ldapadd   <--- expects input in LDIF form

dn: dc=<MY-DOMAIN>,dc=<COM>
objectclass: dcObject
objectclass: organization
o: <MY ORGANIZATION>
dc: <MY-DOMAIN>

dn: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
objectclass: organizationalRole
cn: Manager

ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=<MY-DOMAIN>,dc=<COM>" -W -f example.ldif

ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=example,dc=com' '(objectclass=*)'

ldapdelete

ldapmodify

 ldapadd -f entries.ldif -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -w secret

 
 
 slapcat  <---  dump the database to an LDIF file