DAVIX-RM(1)

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💖 DAVIX-RM — the delete tool, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is davix-rm(1) from the DAVIX gang, and honestly? it's giving "listing tool" energy in the header but it's really the deletion girlie. let's get into it 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

davix-rm — deletion tool based on libdavix. that's the whole vibe. she deletes. 🗑️

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

davix-rm [options]... url

that's it. options, then a url. iconic minimalism fr fr 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so davix-rm is the tool you reach for when you need to delete resources over HTTP, Webdav, or REST compatible services. she's not picky, she's versatile. 👑

and listen — she can delete resources and resources containers. files, directories, the whole little ecosystem. no cap.

she supports these protocols:

  • Http — http(s)://
  • WebDav — dav(s)://
  • S3 — s3(s)://

davix-rm is powered by libdavix, so if you want the deep lore, go read libdavix(3). she's standing on business because libdavix is standing behind her. 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

🌸 Common Options 🌸

  • --debug — debug mode. she gets chatty, she tells you everything. very main character of her.
  • --header, -H — add a header field to the request (eg: -H "Depth: 1"). you're literally hand-delivering extra info into the request. fancy.
  • --help, -h — display this help message. your girl is helpful like that.
  • --metalink OPT — Metalink support. the OPT values are failover[default]|no. so failover is what you get unless you say otherwise.
  • --module, -P PLUGIN_NAME — load a plugin or profile by name. plug her in, she adapts. 🔌
  • --redirection OPT — transparent redirection support. OPT is yes[default]|no. yeah, yes is the default, she follows the redirects like a loyal bestie.
  • --proxy, -x URL — SOCKS5 proxy server URL. (ex: socks5://login:pass@socks.example.org). route her through the proxy, she doesn't mind. 🧚
  • --trace — traces specific scope(s). and bestie, the scope list is LONG, here's the whole menu:
    • 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

yes, all literally traces everything. she's not subtle and we love that for her. 💀

  • --version — display version. know who you're dealing with. ⭐

🔐 Security Options 🔐

  • --capath CA_path — add an additional certificate authority directory. more CAs, more trust, more secure vibes.
  • --cert, -E cred_path — client Certificate in PEM format. show them your papers. 📜
  • --key priv_path — private key in PEM format. keep this one close, she's precious. 🙈
  • --insecure, -k — disable SSL credential checks.
⚠️ bestie this one is literally called "insecure." it turns OFF the checks. do not do this casually, okay? dramatic but true. 💀
  • --userlogin — user login for login/password authentication. who are you? say it with your chest.
  • --userpass — user password for login/password authentication. and the secret that goes with it. 🤫
  • --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. Azure girlies get their moment too. 💜

✨ EXAMPLES ✨

Delete a file over http — the classic, the starter pack:

davix-rm https://example.org/file1

Delete a directory over WebDav — she eats directories for breakfast:

davix-rm
dav://webdav.example.org/collection/collection_to_delete

Delete a resource on a Grid Storage with VOMS authentication — for when you're in your grid era:

davix-rm -P grid davs://grid-storage.example.org/dir1/dir2/

see how the -P grid loads that plugin? that's the --module option working her magic. slay. ✨

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go read these next, they're all in the same friend group:

that's the home base, that's where the davix lore lives. 🏠

✨ AUTHORS ✨

  • Adrien Devresse <adrien.devresse@cern.ch>, IT-SDC-ID, CERN

thank you Adrien, king behavior honestly 👑💖

and that's the whole page!! this was davix from the $Date: 2014/05/24 $ era, page DAVIX-RM(1), and she's still out here deleting things with grace. go forth and remove responsibly bestie, ily 🦋💅🌸

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