WebDAV: Difference between revisions

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WebDAV extends the set of standard HTTP verbs and headers allowed for [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol#Request methods|request methods]]. The added verbs include:

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'''COPY''': copy a resource from one [[uniform resource identifier]] (URI) to another

! Verb

'''LOCK''': put a [[lock (computer science)|lock]] on a resource. WebDAV supports both shared and exclusive locks.

! Action

'''MKCOL''': create collections (also known as a [[folder (computing)|directory]])

|-

'''MOVE''': move a resource from one URI to another

| '''COPY'''

'''PROPFIND''': retrieve properties, stored as [[XML]], from a [[web resource]]. It is also [[method overloading|overloaded]] to allow one to retrieve the collection structure (also known as directory hierarchy) of a remote system.

'''COPY''':| copy a resource from one [[uniform resource identifier]] (URI) to another

'''PROPPATCH''': change and delete multiple properties on a resource in a single [[atomic commit|atomic act]]

|-

'''UNLOCK''': remove a lock from a resource

| '''LOCK'''

'''LOCK''':| put a [[lock (computer science)|lock]] on a resource. WebDAV supports both shared and exclusive locks.

|-

| '''MKCOL'''

'''MKCOL''':| create collections (also known as a [[folder (computing)|directory]])

|-

| '''MOVE'''

'''MOVE''':| move a resource from one URI to another

|-

| '''PROPFIND'''

'''PROPFIND''':| retrieve properties, stored as [[XML]], from a [[web resource]]. It is also [[method overloading|overloaded]] to allow one to retrieve the collection structure (also known as directory hierarchy) of a remote system.

|-

| '''PROPPATCH'''

'''PROPPATCH''':| change and delete multiple properties on a resource in a single [[atomic commit|atomic act]]

|-

| '''UNLOCK'''

'''UNLOCK''':| remove a lock from a resource

|}

=== Properties ===