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davix-http: HTTP query tool based on libdavix

NAME

davix-http - HTTP query tool based on libdavix

SYNOPSIS

        davix-http [options]... url

       

DESCRIPTION

davix-http is a tool using libdavix for HTTP query executions
It can be used to interact with a RESTful webservices.

See libdavix(3) for details.

OPTIONS

Request Options:

--data

Content of the request

--request, -X

Request method to use (ex : GET, PUT, PROPFIND, etc..)

   Common Options:

--debug

Debug mode

--header, -H

Add a header field to the request (eg: -H "Depth: 1" )

--help, -h

Display this help message

--metalink OPT

Metalink support. (OPT=failover[default]|no)

--module, -P PLUGIN_NAME

Load a plugin or profile by name

--redirection OPT

Transparent redirection support. (OPT=yes[default]|no)

--proxy, -x URL

SOCKS5 proxy server URL. (ex: socks5://login:pass [at] socks.example.org)

--trace

Traces specific scope(s), options include:

file - Davix file interface

posix - Davix POSIX interface

xml - XML parser output

ssl - SSL and certs details

header - HTTP queries headers

body - HTTP bodies

chain - IO chains info

core - Config and misc info

grid - Misc info from 3rd parties

socket - Socket info

locks - WebDAV locking info

all - Traces everything

--version

Display version

Security Options:

--capath CA_path

Add an additional certificate authority directory

--cert, -E cred_path

Client Certificate in PEM format

--key priv_path

Private key in PEM format

--insecure, -k

Disable SSL credential checks

--userlogin

User login for login/password authentication

--userpass

User password for login/password authentication

 

--s3secretkey

AWS S3 authentication: secret key

--s3accesskey

AWS S3 authentication: access key

--s3region

AWS S3 authentication: region

--s3token

AWS S3 security token - used along with STS temporary credentials

--s3alternate

Specify this flag if you need to use a path-based S3 URL

--azurekey

Azure authentication key

        

EXAMPLES

Execute a GET Query in HTTP
  davix-http http://example.org/

Execute a HEAD Query in HTTP + TLS with User auth
  davix-http -X HEAD https://login:password@example.org

Execute a PUT Query with S3 over https and a basic content
  davix-http -X PUT s3s://bucket.example.org/mifile -d "Hello World"

LINKS

http://dmc.web.cern.ch/projects/davix/home

AUTHORS

Adrien Devresse <adrien.devresse [at] cern.ch>, IT-SDC-ID, CERN