best way to export a whole ldap directory

[Ralf Prengel <ralf.prengel@rprengel.de>]

Hallo,

first I m a beginner in using ldap.
My question:
What s the best way to export the whole content of a ldap-directory 
starting with cn=name;dc=de using only a shell and ldap-commands.

Thanks for hints.
Prengel
Ralf