The following example demonstrates use of the command with two small LDIF files. $ cat /path/to/newuser.ldif dn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com uid: newuser objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: top cn: New User sn: User ou: People mail: newuser@example.com userPassword: changeme $ cat /path/to/neweruser.ldif dn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com uid: newuser objectClass: person objectClass: organizationalPerson objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: top cn: New User sn: User ou: People mail: newuser@example.com userPassword: secret12 description: A new description. $ ldif-diff -s /path/to/newuser.ldif -t /path/to/neweruser.ldif dn: uid=newuser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com changetype: modify add: userPassword userPassword: secret12 - delete: userPassword userPassword: changeme - add: description description: A new description.