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-# WebDAV CLI
-
-Can be used to pull a directory from a remote WebDAV server, e.g. as supported by Nextcloud.
-
-
-## Prerequisites
-
-- Python >3.6
-- Pip
-
-## Quickstart (using poetry)
-
-```
-pip3 install poetry
-git clone <repo-url>
-cd <local-repo-path>
-local-repo-path $ git submodule init && git submodule update
-local-repo-path $ poetry install
-local-repo-path $ poetry run python webdavcli/webdavcli.py -h
-Using python3.7 (3.7.6)
-usage: webdavcli.py [-h] remote_dir local_dir
-
-Pulls a WebDAV remote directory.
-
-positional arguments:
-  remote_dir  remote source path
-  local_dir   local target path
-
-optional arguments:
-  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
-
-```
-
-To use the client, create a file `.env` in the `local-repo-path` with the following content (adapt it according to your environment):
-
-```
-WEBDAV_SYNC_REMOTE_URL="https://nextcloud.example.tld/remote.php/dav/files/<username>/"
-WEBDAV_SYNC_REMOTE_USER="<username>"
-WEBDAV_SYNC_REMOTE_PASS="<password>"
-```
-
-Ensure that the remote WebDAV directory exists and then run the client, supplying a remote directory and a local target directory:
-
-```
-poetry run python webdavcli/webdavcli.py <remote_dir> <local_dir>
-```
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