Use API and Curl to download folders

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Hello
I’m using curl to download and upload files in my nextcloud instance (I leave the command here that it may be ineteresting for you all):

curl -T file.txt -u user:password https://MYSERVER/nextcloud/remote.php/dav/files/PATH

Where file.txt can be data.tar.gz or any file

My question is: Is it posible to copy (download/upload) a folder with multiple files and folders with one simple command like this? Does WebDav support recursive copy using the API?

I’m creating a tar file and downloading or uploading it, but it’s a little bit annoying

Thanks for your time

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Bump :frowning:

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Instead of using curl I recommend to use cadaver. With this command line tool you should be able to automate your WebDAV activities better.
To get it working you first need to create a ~/.netrc file and add at least the following lien:

machine MYSERVER login YOUR-LOGIN password YOUR-PASSWORD

Second, you create a command script, e.g. cadaver.rc to tell the program what it should do, like:

open https://MYSERVER/nextcloud/remote.php/webdav/REMOTE-PATH
lcd /YOUR-LOCAL-PATH
mget *txt
quit

Finally you call the command as follows: cadaver -r cadaver.rc

THAT’S IT!