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Install cadaver with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Command-line client for DAV. Version 0.28 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cadaver

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install cadaver

MacPorts ports tree · www/cadaver/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cadaver

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cadaver · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cadaver

Debian stable package indexes · cadaver · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install cadaver

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · cadaver · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cadaver

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cadaver/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cadaver

Arch Linux sync databases · cadaver · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install cadaver

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cadaver · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line client for DAV

Commands and aliases

  • cadaver

history

Project history and usage

cadaver is a long-running Unix command-line WebDAV client in the tradition of interactive file-transfer tools. Its own documentation describes an ftp- and smbclient-like interface for uploading, downloading, editing, copying, moving, creating collections, manipulating properties, and working with WebDAV locks over HTTP and HTTPS.

Project history

The project is credited to Joe Orton and the README records copyright years beginning in 1999. Its NEWS file shows the tool evolving from basic open/get/put/mkcol/delete operations in the 0.2 and 0.3 era into remote globbing, mget/mput, locking, WebDAV properties, SSL support through neon, DASL/DeltaV support, and later portability and security updates.

cadaver has stayed deliberately close to the Unix terminal model: a small C client, readline-style interaction, a user rc file, netrc support, and a man page. Later releases continued maintenance rather than reinvention, including neon updates, path and character-set rewrites, proxy support, and new commands such as resumeget and head.

Adoption history

cadaver became a packaging staple because it fills a narrow but durable role: scripted or interactive WebDAV access without mounting a filesystem or using a graphical client. The Homebrew input records packaging across Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.

How it is used

Typical use is to run cadaver with an absolute http or https URL, then navigate and modify a WebDAV collection with commands such as ls, cd, get, put, edit, mkcol, copy, move, lock, unlock, propget, and propset. Its man page documents ~/.cadaverrc for startup commands and ~/.netrc for automatic authentication.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, cadaver is a classic small Unix network client: old enough to expose Autotools, gettext, readline, iconv, OpenSSL/neon, netrc, and locale wrinkles, but still useful as a regression target for WebDAV servers and packaging systems.

Timeline

  • 1999: README copyright range begins for Joe Orton's cadaver.
  • 2001: 0.21.0 adds DASL searching and DeltaV basic versioning support from the GRASE team.
  • 2007: 0.22.5 updates neon for a URI parser security fix.
  • 2009: 0.23.3 updates to neon 0.29.1.
  • 2022: 0.24 modernizes configure scripts and supports newer neon.
  • 2024: 0.26 rewrites path and character-set handling.
  • 2025: 0.28 adds resumeget and head commands.

Related projects

  • cadaver is closely tied to the neon HTTP/WebDAV client library, which it uses for WebDAV, SSL, authentication, and protocol handling. Its command model is explicitly compared to BSD ftp and Samba smbclient.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.cadaverrc

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.netrc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
cadavercliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.28
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:cadaver
Version0.28
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cadaver
Homepagehttps://notroj.github.io/cadaver/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/notroj/cadaver
Upstream docshttps://github.com/notroj/cadaver#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://notroj.github.io/cadaver/cadaver-0.28.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:02:56-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgettext, neon, openssl@3, readline
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecadaver
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

cadaver 0.26+dfsg-2

command-line WebDAV client

https://github.com/notroj/cadaver

sudo apt install cadaver
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cadaver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

cadaver

nix profile install nixpkgs#cadaver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cadaver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

cadaver 0.24+dfsg-3build2

command-line WebDAV client

https://github.com/notroj/cadaver

sudo apt install cadaver
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cadaver from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

cadaver 0.28-r0

Cadaver is a command line webDAV client for Linux

http://webdav.org/cadaver/

sudo apk add cadaver
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cadaver
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cadaver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

cadaver-doc 0.28-r0

Cadaver is a command line webDAV client for Linux (documentation)

http://webdav.org/cadaver/

sudo apk add cadaver-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cadaver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cadaver-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

cadaver 0.28-3.fc44

Command-line WebDAV client

http://www.webdav.org/cadaver/

sudo dnf install cadaver
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cadaver
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cadaver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

cadaver 0.28-1

Command-line WebDAV client for Unix

https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/

sudo pacman -S cadaver
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cadaver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

cadaver 0.28-1.3

Command-line WebDAV client

https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/

sudo zypper install cadaver
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cadaver
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cadaver from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

cadaver-lang 0.28-1.3

Translations for package cadaver

https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/

sudo zypper install cadaver-lang
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Localization
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: cadaver
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cadaver-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

cadaver

sudo port install cadaver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cadaver
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/cadaver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • neonRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • phodavShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, webdav.
  • davixShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, webdav.
  • duckShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, webdav.
  • lftpShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, http-client, networking.
  • sicShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, networking.
  • airshareShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment