Dav explorer
dave [\s-1OPTIONS\s0] \s-1URL\s0
E.g.
$ dave -u pcollins -p mypass www.host.org/dav_dir/ ... dave> get file.txt
Use \*(L"dave -h\*(R" to get help on options
Use \*(L"perldoc dave\*(R" for the whole manpage.
dave is a powerful command-line program for interacting with WebDAV-enabled webservers. With dave you can:
get and put files
make directories on a remote webserver
remove files and directories from a remote webserver
edit a file on the webserver with a single command
recursively get a remote directory
recursively put a local directory
lock and unlock remote files and directories
securely transfer over https
authenticate using the safer Digest authentication
Dave is a part of the PerlDAV project (http://www.webdav.org/perldav/) and is built on top of the \s-1HTTP::DAV\s0 perl \s-1API\s0.
If you would like to script webdav interactions in Perl checkout the \s-1HTTP::DAV\s0 \s-1API\s0 as it's commands are the basis for dave's.
Sets the debug level to N. 0=none. 3=noisy.
Prints basic help and options.
Prints the full manual (equivalent to perldoc dave). You will need to use a pager like \*(L"more\*(R" or \*(L"less\*(R". e.g. dave -man |less
Sets the password to be used for the \s-1URL\s0. You must also supply a user. See -u.
Sets the username to be used for the \s-1URL\s0. You must also supply a pass. See -p.
changes directories dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ dave> cd dir1 dave> cd ../dir2
shows the contents of a remote file dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ dave> cat index.html Note: you cannot cat a directory (collection).
copies one remote resource to another dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ Create a copy of dir1/ as dav2/ dave> cp dir1 dav2 Create a copy of dir1/file.txt as dav2/file.txt dave> cd dir1 dave> copy file.txt ../dav2 Create a copy of file.txt as ../dav2/new_file.txt dave> copy file.txt dav2/new_file.txt Aliases: cp
deletes a remote resource dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ dave> delete index.html dave> rmdir ./dir1 dave> delete /dav_dir/dir2/ dave> delete /dav_dir/*.html This command recursively deletes directories. \s-1BE\s0 \s-1CAREFUL\s0 :) This command supported wildcards (globbing). See get. Aliases: rm, rmdir
edits the contents of a remote file dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ dave> edit index.html Edit is equivalent to the following sequence of commands: LOCK index.html (if allowed) GET index.html /tmp/dave.perldav.421341234124 sh $EDITOR /tmp/dave.perldav.421341234124 PUT index.html (if modified) UNLOCK index.html (if locked) Where $EDITOR is determined from the environment variables \s-1DAV_EDITOR\s0 or \s-1EDITOR\s0. If \s-1DAV_EDITOR\s0 is set, it will use that, otherwise it will use \s-1EDITOR\s0. If neither variables are set, then \*(L"vi\*(R" will be used. Notes: The lock only lasts for 10 hours. You cannot edit a directory (collection). The temporary save directory is editable by editing dave and changing \s-1TMP_DIR\s0
downloads the file or directory at \s-1URL\s0 If \s-1FILE\s0 is not specified it will be saved to your current working directory using the same name as the remote name. dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ Recursively get remote my_dir/ to . dave> get my_dir/ Recursively get remote my_dir/ to /tmp/my_dir/ dave> get my_dir /tmp Get remote my_dir/index.html to /tmp/index.html dave> get /dav_dir/my_dir/index.html /tmp Get remote index.html to /tmp/index1.html dave> get index.html /tmp/index1.html Use globs and save to /tmp dave> get index* /tmp # Gets index*.html, index*.txt, etc. dave> get index*.html /tmp/index1.html # Gets index*.html dave> get index[12].htm? # Gets file1 and file2, .htm and .html
prints list of commands or help for \s-1CMD\s0 dave> ?
dave> help get Aliases: ?, h
changes local directory dave> lcd /tmp
lists local directory contents dave> lcd /tmp dave> lls dave> lls /home This command simply execs the local ls command and is equivalent to \*(L"!ls\*(R"
lists remote directory contents or file props dave> ls Listing of http://host.org/dav_dir/ ./ Aug 29 02:26 <dir> mtx_0.04.tar.gz 52640 Aug 11 11:45 index.html 4580 Aug 11 11:45 index0.04.html 4936 Nov 11 2000 mydir/ Aug 19 21:14 <dir>,<locked>
dave> ls index.html URL: http://www.webdav.org/perldav/index.html Content-type: text/html Creation date: Sun Aug 12 21:58:02 2001 Last modified: Size: 4580 bytes Locks supported: write/exclusive write/shared Locks: Use propfind to get a similar printout of a collection (directory). Aliases: dir
locks a resource Without a \s-1URL\s0 you will lock the current remote collection. \s-1TIMEOUT\s0 can be any of the following formats:
30s 30 seconds from now
10m ten minutes from now
1h one hour from now
1d tomorrow
3M in three months
10y in ten years time
2000-02-31 00:40:33
2000-02-31
Default is an infinite timeout See perldoc \*(C`HTTP::DAV::Resource\*(C' for more information about timeouts. \s-1DEPTH\s0 can be either \*(L"0\*(R" or \*(L"infinity\*(R" (default) Seeting the lock Scope and Type is not currently implemented. Let me know if you need it as it shouldn't be too much effort.
make a remote collection (directory) dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ dave> mkcol new_dir dave> mkdir /dav_dir/new_dir Aliases: mkdir
moves a remote resource to another dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ Move dir1/ to dav2/ dave> move dir1 dav2 Move file dir2/file.txt to ../file.txt dave> cd dir2 dave> move file.txt .. Move file.txt to dav2/new_file.txt dave> move file.txt dav2/new_file.txt Aliases: mv
connects to the WebDAV-enabled server at \s-1URL\s0 dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ Note that if authorization details are required you will be prompted for them. https and Digest authorization are not currently supported. Please let me know if you need it.
show the \s-1HTTP\s0 methods allowed for a \s-1URL\s0 dave> options index.html OPTIONS, GET, HEAD, POST, DELETE, TRACE, PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, COPY, MOVE, LOCK, UNLOCK Note that Microsoft's \s-1IIS\s0 does not support \s-1LOCK\s0 on collections (directories). Nor does it support \s-1PROPPATCH\s0.
show the properties of a resource dave> propfind test URL: http://host.org/dav_dir/test/ Content-type: httpd/unix-directory Creation date: Wed Aug 29 00:36:42 2001 Last modified: Size: bytes Locks supported: write/exclusive write/shared Locks: Using ls will get you the same printout if you ls a file. But ls'ing a collection will show you the collections contents.
uploads a local file or directory to \s-1URL\s0 or the currently opened location. If \s-1URL\s0 is an existing collection then the dir/file will be copied \s-1INTO\s0 that collection. dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ Recursively put local my_dir/ to host.org/dav_dir/my_dir/: dave> put my_dir/ Put local index.html to host.org/dav_dir/index1.html: dave> put /tmp/index.html index1.html Put * to remote directory dave> put * Put index[12].htm? to remote directory /dav_dir (/dav_dir must exist) dave> put index[12].htm? /dav_dir Put index[1234].htm? to remote directory /dav_dir (/dav_dir must exist) dave> put index[1-4].htm? /dav_dir Glob types supported are, * (matches any characters), ? (matches any one character), [...] (matches any characters in the set ...).
prints the currently opened \s-1URL\s0 (working directory) dave> open host.org/dav_dir/ dave> cd new_dir/ dave> pwd http://host.org/dav_dir/new_dir/
exits dave Note that dave does not unlock any locks created during your session. Aliases: q, quit
sets a custom property on a resource dave> set file.txt author "Patrick Collins" dave> set file.txt author "Patrick Collins" "mynamespace" The \s-1NAMESPACE\s0 by default is \*(L"\s-1DAV:\s0\*(R".
executes a local command (alias !) dave> sh cat localfile dave> !gzip localfile.gz dave> ! "cat localfile | less" Aliases: !
show my locks on a resource Shows any locked resources that you've locked in this session. See \*(C`propfind\*(C' if you'd like to see anyone's locks held against a particular resource.
remove \s-1ANY\s0 locks on a resource Useful if you accidentally forgot to unlock a resource from a previous session or if you think that somebody has forgotten to unlock a resource.
unlocks a resource Note that unlock will only unlock locks that you have created. Use steal if you want to forcefully unlock somebody else's lock.
unsets a property from a resource dave> unset file.txt author dave> unset file.txt author "mynamespace" The \s-1NAMESPACE\s0 by default is \*(L"\s-1DAV:\s0\*(R".
The perldav mailing list There is a mailing list for PerlDAV and dave for use by Developers and Users. Please see http://mailman.webdav.org/mailman/listinfo/perldav
dave is installed to /usr/local/bin by default when you install the PerlDAV library. See http://www.webdav.org/perldav/ for installation details of PerlDAV.
dave is pure perl so only needs Perl5.003 (or later) and the \*(C`PerlDAV\*(C' library to be installed.
I have not ported dave to Windows but would like somebody to have a shot at it.
The \*(C`PerlDAV\*(C' perl \s-1API\s0 at http://www.webdav.org/perldav/ or by typing \*(L"perldoc \s-1HTTP::DAV\s0\*(R" on your command line.
This module is Copyright (C) 2001 by
Patrick Collins G03 Gloucester Place, Kensington Sydney, Australia
Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 9663 4916
All rights reserved.
You may distribute this module under the terms of either the \s-1GNU\s0 General Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl \s-1README\s0 file.