---
name: "davix-mkdir"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "davix"
version: "0.8.10-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/davix-mkdir"
---

# davix-mkdir(1)

Directory creation tool based on libdavix.

## NAME

davix-mkdir - Directory creation tool based on libdavix.

## SYNOPSIS

	    davix-mkdir \[options\]... url

## DESCRIPTION

**davix-mkdir** is a tool to creat directories or collections with HTTP, Webdav or REST compatible services.\
 The command supports the protocol Http (http(s)://), WebDav (dav(s)://) and S3 (s3(s)://).\

davix-mkdir is powered by libdavix. See [libdavix(3)](/libdavix/3.md) for details.

## OPTIONS

**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@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

**Creat a directory over WebDav**\
         **davix-mkdir dav://webdav.example.org/dir/directory\_to\_create**

**Creat a directory on a Grid Storage with VOMS authentication**\
         **davix-mkdir -P grid davs://grid-storage.example.org/dir1/directory\_to\_create**

## SEE ALSO

**[libdavix(3)](/libdavix/3.md),**[davix-rm(1)](/davix-rm/1.md),**[davix-put(1)](/davix-put/1.md),**

## LINKS

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

## AUTHORS

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