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

# davix-mv(1)

Rename tool based on libdavix

## NAME

davix-mv - Rename tool based on libdavix

## SYNOPSIS

    davix-mv \[options\]... original-url new-url

## DESCRIPTION

**davix-mv** is a tool to rename/move resources with HTTP, Webdav or REST compatible services.\
 The commands can rename/move resources and resources containers.\

davix-mv 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

 **Rename a resource over HTTP**\
         **davix-mv http://example.org/rename\_me.txt http://example.org/thanks.txt**

 **Move a resource on a Grid Storage with VOMS authentication**\
         **davix-mv -P grid davs://grid-storage.example.org/dir1/dir2/move\_me.txt davs://grid-storage.example.org/dir1/move\_me.txt**

## SEE ALSO

**[libdavix(3)](/libdavix/3.md),**[davix-ls(1)](/davix-ls/1.md),**[davix-get(1)](/davix-get/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**