dscl [datasource]

Directory Service command line utility

Arguments

Name	Description
`datasource`

Subcommands

Name	Description
`read, -read`	Prints a directory
`readall, -readall`	Prints all the records of a given type
`readpl, -readpl`	Prints the contents of plist_path
`readpli, -readpli`	Prints the contents of plist_path for the plist at value_index of the key
`list, -list, ls, -ls`	Lists the subdirectories of the given directory
`search, -search`	Searches for records that match a pattern
`create, -create, mk, -mk`	Creates a new record
`createpl, -createpl`	Creates a string, or array of strings at plist_path
`createpli, -createpli`	Creates a string, or array of strings at plist_path for the plist at value_index of the key
`append, -append`	Appends one or more values to a property in a given record
`merge, -merge`	Appends one or more values to a property in a given directory if the property does not already have those values
`delete, -delete, rm, -rm`	Delete a directory, property, or value
`deletepl, -deletepl`	Deletes a value in a plist
`deletepli, -deletepli`	Deletes a value for the plist at value_index of the key
`change, -change`	Replaces the given old value in the list of values of the given key with the new value in the specified record
`changei, -changei`	Replaces the value at the given index in the list of values of the given key with the new value in the specified record
`diff, -diff`	Compares the data from path1 and path2 looking at the specified keys (or all if no keys are specified)
`passwd, -passwd`	Changes the password of a user

Options

Name	Description
`-p`	Prompt for password
`-u <user>`	Authenticate as user
`-P <password>`	Authenticate with password
`-f <file>`	Targeted local node database file path
`-raw`	Don't strip off prefix from DirectoryService API constants
`-plist`	Print out record(s) or attribute(s) in XML plist format
`-url`	Print record attribute values in URL-style encoding
`-q`	Quiet - no interactive prompt