# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cadaver ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cadaver ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cadaver ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/cadaver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cadaver ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cadaver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cadaver ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cadaver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cadaver ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cadaver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cadaver ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cadaver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cadaver ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cadaver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cadaver ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cadaver from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cadaver - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.28 - **Source summary:** Command-line client for DAV - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:56-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cadaver (cli) - cadaver (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - neon - openssl@3 - readline ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.28 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.cadaverrc ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.netrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cadaver - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - cadaver - 0.26+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cadaver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command-line WebDAV client | https://github.com/notroj/cadaver - Nix - cadaver: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cadaver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - cadaver - 0.24+dfsg-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cadaver from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line WebDAV client | https://github.com/notroj/cadaver - apk - cadaver - 0.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cadaver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cadaver is a command line webDAV client for Linux | http://webdav.org/cadaver/ - apk - cadaver-doc - 0.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cadaver-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cadaver is a command line webDAV client for Linux (documentation) | http://webdav.org/cadaver/ - dnf - cadaver - 0.28-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cadaver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Command-line WebDAV client | http://www.webdav.org/cadaver/ - pacman - cadaver - 0.28-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cadaver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Command-line WebDAV client for Unix | https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/ - zypper - cadaver - 0.28-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cadaver from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Command-line WebDAV client | https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/ - zypper - cadaver-lang - 0.28-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cadaver-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package cadaver | https://notroj.github.io/cadaver/ - MacPorts - cadaver: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/cadaver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [neon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neon/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [phodav](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phodav/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, webdav. - [davix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/davix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, webdav. - [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, webdav. - [lftp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lftp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, http-client, networking. - [sic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, networking. - [airshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [bbftp-client](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbftp-client/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, file-transfer, networking. - [yafc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yafc/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, command-line, file, file-transfer. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cadaver.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cadaver.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph