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title: 'dav set-property'
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**`dav set-property [-pc] [-L <lock>] [-n <uri>] <url> <property> [value]`**
Sets a resource property to the specified value.
*property* is a property name with or without prefix (see [get-property][1] for details).
To store an xml value, use the **`-x`** option. The specified value must be a valid xml document. All nodes below the root element are stored as the property value.
[1]: ./get-property.html
If no value is specified, the content for the property is read from stdin.
**`-p`** disable file name and path decryption if enabled
**`-c`** enable file name and path decryption
**`-x`** store an xml value
**`-L <lock>`** use a lock token. See [dav lock][1]
**`-n <uri>`** specify property namespace
**Note:** Properties are never encrypted.