---
name: "calendarserver_export"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "calendarserver"
version: "9.2+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/calendarserver_export"
---

# calendarserver\_export(8)

Calendar Server export tool

## NAME

**calendarserver\_export** – Calendar Server export tool

## SYNOPSIS

**calendarserver\_export** \[**-f** *config\_file*\] \[**-o** *output\_file*\] \[**-c** *collection*\] \[**-H** *home*\] \[**-r** *record*\] \[**-u** *user*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**calendarserver\_export** is a tool that generates a single iCalendar file containing all of the iCalendar components found from all specified input sources, providing server administrators a means by which to export data from the Calandar Server into a format that can be viewed and/or manipulated by other tools.  Multiple input sources may be specified; the resulting iCalendar data will contain the combined data from all sources.

## OPTIONS

- **-h,** **--help**

  Displays usage information

- **-f,** **--config** *FILE*

  Use the Calendar Server configuration specified in the given file.

- **-o,** **--output** *FILE*

  Write resulting iCalendar data to the given file.

- **-c,** **--collection** *DIRECTORY*

  Read iCalendar objects from the calendar collection at the given path.

- **-h,** **--home** *DIRECTORY*

  Read iCalendar objects from all calendar collections within the calendar home at the given path.

- **-r,** **--record** *TYPE:NAME*

  Read iCalendar objects from all calendar collections within the calendar home for the directory record of the given type with the given name.

- **-u,** **--user** *NAME*

  Read iCalendar objects from all calendar collections within the calendar home for the directory user with the given name.  This is shorthand for **-r** *user:NAME*.

## FILES

- /etc/caldavd/caldavd.plist

  The Calendar Server configuration file.

- /Library/CalendarServer/Documents

  The server's document root, which is the used as the backing store for the HTTP resources on the server.

## SEE ALSO

[caldavd(8)](/caldavd/8.md)

## STANDARDS

The iCalendar data generated by **calendarserver\_export** is expected to comply with RFC 2445 (iCalendar).