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WebDAV

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WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an {{Glossary("HTTP")}} Extension that lets web developers update their content remotely from a client.

WebDAV is rarely used alone, but two extensions are very common: {{Glossary("CalDAV")}} (remote-access calendar) and {{Glossary("CardDAV")}} (remote-access address book).

WebDAV allows clients to

  • add, delete, and retrieve webpage metadata (e.g., author or creation date)
  • link pages of any media type to related pages
  • create sets of documents and retrieve hierarchical list
  • copy and move webpages
  • lock a document from being edited by more than one person at a time

See also

  • WebDAV on Wikipedia
  • Specifications:
    • {{rfc(2518)}}
    • {{rfc(3253)}}
    • {{rfc(3744)}}
    • {{rfc(4918)}} (obsoletes RFC 2518)